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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: An Intriguing Challenge. Case Report with Literature Review

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a relatively rare disease, which can have devasting consequences and should be promptly identified and correctly treated. Overall prognosis is good in majority of the cases, although some patients may progress to irreversible heart failure. Early diagnosis is important a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cemin, Roberto, Janardhanan, Rajesh, Daves, Massimo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21037843
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340309789317896
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Sumario:Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a relatively rare disease, which can have devasting consequences and should be promptly identified and correctly treated. Overall prognosis is good in majority of the cases, although some patients may progress to irreversible heart failure. Early diagnosis is important and effective treatment reduces mortality rates and increases the chance of complete recovery of ventricular systolic function. We report of an interesting case with a favourable outcome and discuss about the clinical presentation, therapy and outcome of this condition.