TY - JOUR
T1 - Peripartum cardiomyopathy
T2 - Causes, diagnosis, and treatment
AU - Ramaraj, Radhakrishnan
AU - Sorrell, Vincent L.
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a life-threatening condition of unknown cause that occurs in previously healthy women during the peripartum period. It is characterized by left ventricular dysfunction and symptoms of heart failure that can arise in the last trimester of pregnancy or up to 5 months after delivery. We review its possible causes and how to recognize and manage it.
AB - Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a life-threatening condition of unknown cause that occurs in previously healthy women during the peripartum period. It is characterized by left ventricular dysfunction and symptoms of heart failure that can arise in the last trimester of pregnancy or up to 5 months after delivery. We review its possible causes and how to recognize and manage it.
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U2 - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08004
DO - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08004
M3 - Article
C2 - 19414544
AN - SCOPUS:67149112252
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 76
SP - 289
EP - 296
JO - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
IS - 5
ER -