Abstract
We use an illustrative case of severe peripartum cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure to introduce this topic and proceed to cover its pathophysiology, incidence, management and outcome.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 167-74 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Intensive Care Medicine |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2003 |
Keywords
- Adult
- African Continental Ancestry Group
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Cardiotonic Agents
- Critical Care
- Diuretics
- Echocardiography
- Female
- Heart Failure
- Humans
- Incidence
- Positive-Pressure Respiration
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Pregnancy
- Prognosis
- Puerperal Disorders
- Risk Factors
- Stroke Volume
- Vasodilator Agents