Peripartum cardiomyopathy in an elderly woman: A case report
Cardiomyopathy accounts for 11.5% cause of pregnancy-related deaths. The causes of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) are unknown, including predisposing factors such as abnormal response to the greater hemodynamic burden of pregnancy, viral myocarditis, malnutrition, inflammation, and apoptosis. Elde...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_339_23 |