Peripartum cardiomyopathy: Incidence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis;Myocardiopathie du péripartum : incidence, physiopathologie, manifestations cliniques, prise en charge thérapeutique et pronostic

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-60

  Bahloul, M ^a   Ben Ahmed, M N ^a   Laaroussi, L ^a   Chtara, K ^a   Kallel, H ^a   Dammak, H ^a   Ksibi, H ^a   Samet, M ^a   Chelly, H ^a   Ben Hamida, C ^a   Chaari, A ^a   Amouri, H ^b   Rekik, N ^a   Bouaziz, M ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Pregnancy; Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; ESTROGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SELENIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AFRICA; ANGIOGRAPHY; AUSCULTATION; AUTOIMMUNITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549092241     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2008.11.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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