Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

which left ventricular dysfunction and symptoms of heart failure occur in the peripartum period in previously healthy women. Incidence of PPCM ranges from 1 in 1300 to 1 in 15,000 pregnancies. The etiology of PPCM is unknown, but viral, autoimmune, and idiopathic causes may contribute. The diagnosti...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Raddino, Ivano Bonadei, Melissa Teli, Federica Chieppa, Giorgio Caretta, Debora Robba, Gregoriana Zanini, Enrico Vizzardi, Livio Dei Cas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/431