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Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a life-threatening diagnosis of exclusion managed similarly to standard HFrEF.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare, life-threatening disease of late pregnancy and early puerperium requiring early diagnosis and management similar to other forms of systolic heart failure.
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Prompts early diagnosis and standard HF management in peripartum women; leaves open targeted therapy trials.
Satpathy et al. (2008) conducted a review in Peripartum cardiomyopathy. Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare, life-threatening disease of late pregnancy and early puerperium diagnosed by exclusion and managed similarly to other forms of systolic heart failure.
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