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Prevalence of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Pregnant Women
Background: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy of unclear etiology affecting women without preexisting heart disease during the last month of pregnancy or the first 6 months postpartum.
Azizollah Adib, Haleh Shahlazadeh
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Successful treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare disease that occurs in late pregnancy and early postpartum, manifesting as rapidly progressive heart failure. To save the mother’s life, quick diagnosis, correct routing and pathogenetic treatment is required.
N. V. Korneeva, N. N. Mislimova
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Understanding Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is the unexplained loss of maternal cardiac systolic function in the period surrounding parturition. PPCM affects women worldwide and is a leading cause of maternal mortality. The cause of PPCM has remained elusive until
Zoltan Arany
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Risk Factors and Clinical Features of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in a Chinese Population [PDF]
Hui Huang,1– 3,* Qing Ye,1– 4,* Yulan Xu,1– 3,* Baoming Tao,1– 3 Junlan Liu,1– 3 Tian Xie,1– 3 Lingfeng Zha1– 3 1Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s ...
Xie T +6 more
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a condition intensivists should be aware of
Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a condition intensivists should be aware of. de Beus E, van Mook WN, Ramsay G, Stappers JL, van der Putten HW. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The ...
van der Putten, H.W.H.M. +4 more
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy presenting with repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
GEMICI, G., ET AL.: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy with Repetitive Ventricular Tachycardia. A 30-year-old asymptomatic pregnant woman at 38 weeks' gestation was noticed to have repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. A dilated left ventricle with
FAK, ALİ SERDAR
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Pregnancy and peripartum cardiomyopathy: a comparative and prospective study
OBJECTIVE: To assess pregnancy outcome in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy and to compare it with idiopathic cardiomyopathy. METHODS: Twenty-six pregnant women, aged 28.4±6.1 years, with dilated cardiomyopathy were followed.
Avila, Walkiria Samuel +6 more
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Dilated cardiomyopathy in childhood [PDF]
Dilated Cardiomyopathy is an uncommon disease in children but morbidity and mortality in affected patients are high. This review discuses clinical presentation, diagnosis, medical management and prognosis of the condition, with an emphasis on recent ...
Franklin, O.M.
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Emergency management of decompensated peripartum cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare life-threatening cardiomyopathy of unknown cause that occurs in the peripartum period in previously healthy women.
Lata Indu +3 more
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