Peripartum cardiomyopathy: an obstetric review
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An obstetric emergency called peripartum cardiomyopathy!
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare obstetric emergency affecting women in late pregnancy or up to five months of postpartum period. The etiology of PPCM is still not known. It has potentially devastating effects on mother and fetus if not treated early. The signs, symptoms and treatment of PPCM are similar to that of heart failure. Early diagnosis and proper management is the corner sto...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2320-1789,2320-1770
DOI: 10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20170364