Heart Disease in Pregnancy: A Special Look at Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disorder in which heart failure develops in the last month of pregnancy or within the first five months postpartum. The exact etiology is not known although recent studies suggest angiogenic imbalance is a key factor with soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019-02-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/cvia/2019/00000003/00000004/art00007 |