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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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