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Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare obstetric emergency with a reported maternal mortality of 15-50%, requiring early diagnosis and management similar to other types of heart failure.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare obstetric emergency that requires early diagnosis and heart failure-like management to prevent devastating outcomes.
Requires heightened peripartum vigilance to curb mortality; leaves open need for etiology-specific trials.
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 stone for better outcome of these patients. The only way to prevent PPCM is to avoid further pregnancies.
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Nissar Shaikh (2010) conducted a review in Peripartum cardiomyopathy. Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare obstetric emergency with a reported maternal mortality of 15-50%, requiring early diagnosis and management similar to other types of heart failure.
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