A tale of the broken heart: peripartum cardiomyopathy, a case report

A tale of the broken heart: peripartum cardiomyopathy, a case report

Progressive dyspnea following childbirth warrants a prompt suspicion into the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy, PPCM. Pump failure causes an inadequate cardiac output which ultimately contributes to PPCM high mortality rate; however early airway control, vigilant fluid balance and vasoactive s...

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Main Authors: Hori Hariyanto, Corry Q. Yahya, Primartanto Wibowo, Oloan E. Tampubolon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia 2016-04-01
Series:Medical Journal of Indonesia
Subjects:
acute heart failure
management
peripartum
Online Access:http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1278

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