Cardio-oncology & otherCohort study
Risk Factors and Temporal Trends of Maternal Heart Failure
- Nationwide cohort study
- national registers
Authors' conclusion
The increasing incidence of maternal HF in Sweden highlights a growing clinical concern.
Study context
- Population
- Deliveries to women without pre-existing cardiac disease, Swedish Medical Birth Register, 2000–2019
- Participants
- 2,078,384 deliveries
- Outcome
- Annual incidence of maternal HF
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Maternal HF incidence · 2000-2019
Overall incidence per 1,000 deliveries
0.34 (95% CI: 0.30-0.38)
Increase in maternal heart failure (HF) over the study period
66%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Associated cardiac disease
- Present in approximately one-half of cases
Risk factors
- Prepregnancy comorbidities and pregnancy complications identified as risk factors
- Rising incidence partly, yet not fully, explained by changes in risk factor prevalence
Original publication
Risk Factors and Temporal Trends of Maternal Heart Failure. JACC Heart Fail. Published 25 August 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102617
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it