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Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy.
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a cause of pregnancy-associated heart failure. It typically develops during the last month of, and up to 6 months after, pregnancy in women without known cardiovascular disease. The present position statement offers a state-of-the-art summary of what is known about risk factors for potential pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical presentation of, and diagnosis and management of PPCM. A high index of suspicion is required for the diagnosis, as shortness of ...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- European journal of heart failure
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 8
- Pages:
- 767-778
- Publication date:
- 2010-08-01
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- EISSN:
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1879-0844
- ISSN:
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1388-9842
- Source identifiers:
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104329
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- English
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- pubs:104329
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2010
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