Prevalence and outcome of peripartum cardiomyopathy in Malaysia

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 722-725

  Chee, K H ^a   Azman, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONVALESCENCE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 64149127553     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01449.x     Document Type: Article

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