Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a cause of pregnancy-associated heart failure. It typically develops during the last month of, and up to 6 months after, pregnancy in women without known cardiovascular disease. The present position statement offers a state-of-the-art summary of what is known abou...

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Main Authors: Sliwa, K, Hilfiker-Kleiner, D, Petrie, M, Mebazaa, A, Pieske, B, Buchmann, E, Regitz-Zagrosek, V, Schaufelberger, M, Tavazzi, L, van Veldhuisen, D, Watkins, H, Shah, A, Seferovic, P, Elkayam, U, Pankuweit, S, Papp, Z, Mouquet, F, McMurray, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010