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June 17, 2021Heart Failure ReviewsOpen Access

Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a review

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Key result

Peripartum cardiomyopathy requires multidisciplinary management and careful medication selection during late pregnancy and early postpartum.

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Review

Authors

CICorina IorgoveanuThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterAZAhmed ZaghloulUniversity of UdineMAMahi L. AshwathCardiac Imaging

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Implication

Supports multidisciplinary peripartum cardiomyopathy care with fetal safety focus; leaves open need for dedicated RCTs.

Structured PICO

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Population
Women with peripartum cardiomyopathy (idiopathic systolic heart failure occurring during the end of pregnancy or early post-partum)

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a form of idiopathic systolic heart failure requiring management aligned with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy guidelines, with special attention to fetal safety.

Limitations

  • The exact pathogenesis of peripartum cardiomyopathy remains unknown.
  • Diagnosis is challenging because symptoms often mimic those of a normal pregnancy.
  • There is a lack of significant long-term studies on the natural history and prognosis of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Cite This Study

Iorgoveanu et al. (2021) conducted a review in Peripartum cardiomyopathy. Peripartum cardiomyopathy is an idiopathic systolic heart failure occurring late in pregnancy or early postpartum that requires multidisciplinary management and careful medication selection.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1215b28edbaba0bf66a18dhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-020-10061-x

Topics

CardiomyopathyEchocardiographyCardiac amyloidosis
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