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Burden, predictors and short-term outcomes of peripartum cardiomyopathy in a black African cohort

BACKGROUND: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an idiopathic cardiomyopathy presenting with acute heart failure during the peripartum period. It is common in patients of African ancestry. Currently, there is paucity of data on the burden, predictors and outcomes of PPCM in Uganda. This study aimed...

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Autores principales: Nabbaale, Juliet, Okello, Emmy, Kibirige, Davis, Ssekitoleko, Isaac, Isanga, Joseph, Karungi, Patience, Sebatta, Elias, Zhu, Zhang Wan, Nakimuli, Annettee, Omagino, John, Kayima, James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7577461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33085703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240837