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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... predisposition (TTN ... age > 30 years, cocaine ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... 1/2 paroxysmal HTN ... and other organ dysfunction ... erythropoietin • Cardiomyopathy ... → cardiomyopathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(PPCM) is caused ... variants (e.g., TTN ... absence of systolic dysfunction ... Rule out other causes ... recognition and management