Undiagnosed Peripartum Cardiomyopathy for emergency Caesarean section: Lessons learnt | Zendy

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Undiagnosed Peripartum Cardiomyopathy for emergency Caesarean section: Lessons learnt

Author(s) -

Aditi Tilak,

Nozer Sheriar,

Shilpa Kasodekar,

Rajneet Bhatia

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

the journal of medical research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2395-7565

DOI - 10.31254/jmr.2021.7307

Subject(s) - peripartum cardiomyopathy , medicine , caesarean section , etiology , cardiomyopathy , ejection fraction , heart failure , dilated cardiomyopathy , cardiology , pregnancy , pathophysiology , biology , genetics

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy. It is a systolic heart failure of unknown aetiology and poorly understood pathophysiology. The prognosis of patients with PPCM is generally good with 70-80% recovering with ejection fraction >50% at the end of 6 months. However, the intrapartum period, especially in case of operative delivery, is fraught with danger

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