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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
previously stable values ... and signs of end-organ ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs ... Pregnancy-associated
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... • Pulmonary embolus ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... Clinical • Under-recognized
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • Hypertensive ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... (PPCM) is caused ... • Pulmonary edema