A serious complication in the puerperium: Peripartum cardiomyopathy

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 415-418

  Bosch, M G E ^a   Santema, J G ^a   Van Der Voort, P H J ^b   Bams, J L ^c  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complications; Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Puerperium

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN; SULPROSTONE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CURETTAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOT EDEMA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABOR INDUCTION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; PREECLAMPSIA; PROTEINURIA; PUERPERIUM; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UTERINE ATONY;

EID: 58149218165     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086189     Document Type: Article

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