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Update on peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Although multiple mechanisms have been postulated, peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) continues to be a cardiomyopathy of unknown cause. Multiple risk factors exist and the clinical presentation does not allow differentiation among potential causes. Although specific diagnostic criteria exist, PPCM remains a diagnosis of exclusion. Treatment modalities are dictated by the clinical state of the pa...
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We are very glad that our work got the attention of Dr. Biteker, and we wish to thank him for mentioning PPCM definition by ESC. According to workshop recommendations of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Office of Rare Diseases (National Institutes of Health) “peripartum cardiomyopathy is defined on the basis of 4 criteria, adopted from work by Demakis et al. (1, 2) which include th...
متن کاملPeripartum Cardiomyopathy in Intensive Care Unit: An Update
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a systolic heart failure that occurs during the last month of pregnancy or within 5 months after delivery. It is an uncommon disease of unknown etiopathogenesis and has a very high rate of maternal mortality. Because of similarity between symptoms of PPCM and physiological discomforts during pregnancy, the early diagnosis of PPCM presents a major challenge. S...
متن کاملCommentary: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Intensive Care Unit: An Update
A commentary on Peripartum cardiomyopathy in intensive care unit: an update We read with interest the article recently published by Dinic et al. entitled " Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Intensive Care Unit: An Update " (1). However, we have some concerns about the article. Our first concern is about the definition of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). The authors defined PPCM as the development o...
متن کاملPeripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but potentially lethal complication of pregnancy occurring in approximately 1in 3000 live births in the United States although some series report a much higher incidence. African-American women are particularly at risk. Diagnosis requires symptoms of heart failure in the last month of pregnancy or within five months of delivery in the absence of recogn...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Heart Failure Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1546-9530,1546-9549
DOI: 10.1007/s11897-018-0404-x