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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
and damage heart function ... , selenium) Differential ... recovery of cardiac function ... due to symptom overlap ... recognition and management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Under-recognized: sx overlap ... studies show no ↓ LV function ... investigative therapy in PPCM