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