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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
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
or sinus node dysfunction ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Vasovagal syndrome • Hyperthyroidism ... straight after bending