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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy ... during pregnancy ... meds • New onset ... so have high clinical ... #obstetrics #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
predisposition (TTN ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Period • Breast-feeding ... deteriorating on medical ... teratogenic GDMT meds
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
necrosis, ectopic pregnancy ... Clinical Significance ... requiring urgent medical ... Diagnosis and Context ... It's typically a late
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
that develops late ... (Can occur later ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... variants (e.g., TTN