Cardio-oncology & other

Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy: Clinical Outcomes and Cost-Associated Burdens From a National Cohort at Delivery

JACC AdvPublished Retrospective cohort study

Main finding · MACE, obstetric complications, neonatal complications, maternal mortalityResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 9.28 95% CI 6.35–13.56

Authors' conclusion

CVD in pregnancy is associated with higher rates of adverse outcomes.

Study context

Population
Pregnant people admitted for delivery hospitalization, US National Inpatient Sample 2010–2019
Participants
33,639,831 birth hospitalizations
Exposure
Pregnant people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) vs without CVD at delivery
  • CVDn = 132,532
Outcome
Adverse maternal cardiac (MACE), maternal obstetric and neonatal outcomes, and costs
Follow-up
Delivery hospitalization
Methodological detailsNational Inpatient Sample 2010-2019
  • National Inpatient Sample 2010-2019

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

MACE, obstetric complications, neonatal complications, maternal mortality

Adjusted odds ratio

9.28

95% CI 6.35–13.56

Events by group

CVD

132,532

events

CVDvs No CVD
aOR 9.28 (95% CI 6.35–13.56)

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Factors associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)

aOR (95% CI)
Cardiomyopathy49.9 (45.2–55.1)
Congenital heart disease13.8 (12.0–15.9)
Black race1.04 (1.00–1.08)
Low income1.06 (1.02–1.11)
Governmental insurance1.03 (1.00–1.07)

Original publication

Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy: Clinical Outcomes and Cost-Associated Burdens From a National Cohort at Delivery. JACC Adv. Published 2 July 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101071

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