Post-Partal Heart Disease

Article1 October 1947POST-PARTAL HEART DISEASEJ. P. MELVIN JR., M.D.J. P. MELVIN JR., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-27-4-596 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe subject of heart disease complicated by pregnancy has been one of considerable interest for many years and a voluminous literature has been devoted to its discussion.1, 2, 3The reverse of this problem; namely, that of pregnancy complicated by heart disease of the usual etiological types,4, 5is an everyday one and certainly deserving of much consideration. However, that the puerperium may sometimes be complicated by a type of heart disease that bears a definite relationship to pregnancy, the puerperal period or both; that possesses a definite clinico-pathological character, and that features a prognosis quite different from the usual...Bibliography1. 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SILBER, M.D.Idiopathic Myocardial Failure in the Last Trimester of Pregnancy and the PuerperiumManagement of the Pregnant Patient with Cardiac Disease"POST PARTAL" HEART DISEASE—A SYNDROME?*FOUAD BASHOUR, M.D., PAUL WINCHELL, M.D. 1 October 1947Volume 27, Issue 4Page: 596-609KeywordsCardiovascular therapyPregnancy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...