- ►hefssa.org [PDF] K Sliwa, J Fett, U Elkayam - The Lancet, 2006 - Elsevier Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disorder in which initial left ventricular
systolic dysfunction and symptoms of heart failure occur between the late stages
of pregnancy and the early postpartum period. It is common in some ... Cited by 76 - Related articles - All 47 versions
N Gleicher - Autoimmunity Reviews, 2007 - Elsevier Medical conditions with known etiology and typical peripartal/postpartal disease
exacerbations are now, without exception, considered autoimmune in etiology.
Postpartum psychiatric conditions, and especially postpartum depression, ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - All 3 versions
JD Fett - International Journal of Cardiology, 2008 - Elsevier Although the exact etiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is still
unknown, the inciting factor(s) appears to initiate an inflammatory
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JD Fett, JG Murphy - Prevention and Control, 2005 - Elsevier Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare disease in the developed world
(estimated incidence of about 1 case per 3000 live births) [1], but is common in
many poor nations. The highest reported incidence of PPCM in the world is ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 10 versions
- ►prsjournal.net AJ Macarthur - Anesthesiology, 2008 - journals.lww.com Received from the Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. Submitted for publication August 7, 2007. Accepted for
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- ►wits.ac.za [PDF] OAEM Forster, 2008 - witsetd.wits.ac.za Page 1. PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY – AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE? Olaf Alfred
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MP Carson, DE Jacob - members.medscape.com Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a dilated cardiomyopathy of uncertain
etiology that is defined as (1) development of cardiac failure in the last month
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M Moioli, M Valenzano Menada, G Bentivoglio … - Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics - Springer Abstract According to current definition, peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a
rare disorder in which left ventricular dysfunction and symptoms of heart
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