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An unusual case of peripartum cardiomyopathy manifesting with multiple thrombo-embolic phenomena

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare form of heart failure with a reported incidence of 1 per 3000 to 1 per 4000 live births and a fatality rate of 20%–50%. Onset is usually between the last month of pregnancy and up to 5 months postpartum in previously healthy women. Although viral, autoimmun...

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Autores principales: Ibebuogu, Uzoma N, Thornton, John W, Reed, Guy L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2169208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17967197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-5-18