Table 1 Baseline characteristics of pregnant women with pulmonary hypertension in pre-MDT and post-MDT groups
Pre-MDT (n = 49) | Post-MDT (n = 54) | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n. or median | %/range | n. or median | %/range | |||
Demographics and obstetric characteristics | ||||||
Age, years (median,range) | 25 | (20,44) | 28 | (18,40) | 0.01 | |
Nulliparous | 37 | 75.5% | 32 | 59.3% | NS | |
Weeks of delivery (median,range) | 37 | (31, 42) | 36 | (27, 40) | NS | |
Regular follow-up | 26 | 53.0% | 43 | 79.6% | < 0.01 | |
Classification and etiology of PH | NS | |||||
WHO group 1 | ||||||
IPAH | 1 | 2.0% | 3 | 5.6% | ||
CTD-PAH | 2 | 4.1% | 1 | 1.9% | ||
CHD-PAH | 30 | 61.2% | 33 | 61.2% | ||
WHO group 2 | ||||||
Valvular disease | 14 | 28.6% | 12 | 22.2% | ||
WHO group 5 | ||||||
Single ventricle | 2 | 4.1% | 3 | 5.5% | ||
Double outlet of RV | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.8% | ||
Aortic-pulmonary artery collateral circulation | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.8% | ||
Severity of PH | ||||||
Mild | 24 | 49.0% | 20 | 37.0% | NS | |
Severe | 25 | 51.0% | 34 | 63.0% | ||
WHO FC | NS | |||||
I | 6 | 12.2% | 5 | 9.3% | ||
II | 25 | 51.0% | 25 | 46.3% | ||
III | 9 | 18.4% | 20 | 37.0% | ||
IV | 9 | 18.4% | 4 | 7.4% |