An anaesthetic quandary: Caesarean section during cardiac failure in a case of peripartum cardiomyopathy complicated by preeclampsia
Anaesthetic management of cardiac disorders in pregnancy has always been complicated and challenging. A rare but extremely fatal entity, peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a life-threatening disease affecting the parturient with mortality rates as high as 35–50%. Developing in late pregnancy or imm...
Main Authors: | Seelora Sahu, Amlan Swain, Umesh Kumar Singh, Rajiv Shukla |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=11;spage=4290;epage=4292;aulast=Sahu |
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