Vanishing left ventricular thrombus in a woman with peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report

<p>Background</p> <p>Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare cardiac disorder characterized by the development of heart failure in the last month of pregnancy or up to 5 months postpartum in women without other identifiable causes of cardiac failure. The combination of left vent...

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Main Authors: Altuwaijri Wafa A, Kirkpatrick Iain DC, Jassal Davinder S, Soni Anita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/544