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Peripartum cardiomyopathy—three cases
Author(s) -
FORSSELL G.,
LASKA J.,
OLOFSSON C.,
OLSSON M.,
MOGENSEN L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1994.tb01109.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peripartum cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , cardiology , heart failure
. Three cases of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) are presented, each illustrating a clinically important aspect of the disorder. One patient survived despite extreme haemodynamic deterioration, one died suddenly 2 months post partum although clinically recovered, and one died during a subsequent pregnancy. The cases demonstrate the severity and the unpredictable course of PPCM, which remains a challenge both to scientists and to clinicians.