Peripartum cardiomyopathy
@article{Murali2005PeripartumC, title={Peripartum cardiomyopathy}, author={Srinivas Murali and Marie R. Baldisseri}, journal={Critical Care Medicine}, year={2005}, volume={33}, pages={S340-S346} }
Objective:To provide a review of the cardiac and obstetrical literature regarding the development of peripartum cardiomyopathy and, in particular, to examine risk factors, incidence, diagnosis, prognosis, and evidence-based treatment modalities. Design:An extensive review of the current literature. Results:Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a cardiomyopathy of unknown cause that occurs in pregnant females, most commonly in the early postpartum period. It shares many clinical characteristics with…
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
- MedicineAnnals of medical and health sciences research
- 2013
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare form of unexplained cardiac failure of unknown origin, unique to the pregnant woman with highly variable outcome associated with high morbidity and…
Peripartum cardiomyopathy — still unknown. Current state of knowledge
- Medicine
- 2019
The clinical course of PPCM varies from life-threatening acute heart failure to mild symptoms mimicking the symptoms typical of the perinatal period, and the inclusion of bromocriptine in PPCm therapy seems to be justified, and in some cases improves the prognosis.
Left Hemiplegia: An Unusual Presentation of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)
- MedicineThe Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
- 2012
An unusual case of PPCM is reported in a previously healthy woman who presented with features of heart failure and left hemiplegia due to thromboembolism, which suggests an autoimmune cause rather than the pregnancy exacerbating a pre-existing cardiomyopathy.
Coexistence of postpartum cardiomyopathy and single coronary artery anomaly
- Medicine
- 2012
In this case study, coronary angiography was used to determine the etiology of the cardiomyopathy after the decompensated heart failure had regressed, and a congenital single coronary artery anomaly was detected by coronaryAngiography.
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- 2015
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- 2009
Biopsy detection and clinical management of acute lymphocytic myocarditis in pregnancy.
- Medicine, BiologyJournal of cardiology cases
- 2019
Kardiomiopatia połogowa — wciąż niepoznana. Aktualny stan wiedzy
- MedicineFolia Cardiologica
- 2019
The clinical course of PPCM varies from life-threatening acute heart failure to mild symptoms mimicking the symptoms typical of the perinatal period, and the inclusion of bromocriptine in PPCm therapy seems to be justified, and in some cases improves the prognosis.
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Do Exosomes Play a Role?
- Biology, MedicineAdvances in experimental medicine and biology
- 2017
This life-threatening condition is relatively uncommon, but the incidence has been climbing up, and because of its high mortality, it is crucial for physicians to have high suspicious for the disease.
Critical Illness in Pregnancy: Part II: Common Medical Conditions Complicating Pregnancy and Puerperium.
- Medicine, BiologyChest
- 2015
Pregnancy-specific adjustments in the management of obstetric disorders, including vaginal tract infections unique to pregnancy, and common neurologic problems in pregnancy include seizures, altered mental status, visual symptoms, and strokes are reviewed.
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