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Peripartum cardimyopathy - risk of delayed diagnosis

Läkartidningen, 2020-01, Vol.117 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 1652-7518 ;EISSN: 1652-7518 ;PMID: 31990362

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Title:
Peripartum cardimyopathy - risk of delayed diagnosis
Author: Stumpf, Tamás ; Mattsson, Gustav ; Magnusson, Peter
Subjects: Cardiomyopathies - diagnosis ; Cardiomyopathies - therapy ; Delayed Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Medicin och hälsovetenskap ; Peripartum Period ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - diagnosis ; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - therapy ; Puerperal Disorders - diagnosis ; Puerperal Disorders - therapy
Is Part Of: Läkartidningen, 2020-01, Vol.117
Description: Peripartum cardiomyopathy is defined as heart failure, with ejection fraction less than 45% that presents late during pregnancy or the first five months postpartum. Despite being described first in 1849 by Ritchie the mechanisms behind the disease are still not fully understood. However, oxidative stress during pregnancy and the cleavage of prolactine into its 16 kDa fragment appears to play a role in the pathophysiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy. In addition to optimal therapy for heart failure bromocriptine, an inhibitor of prolactine release, should be considered. Prevalence and prognosis varies geographically. Most often left ventricular ejection fraction is normalized after six months but sometimes the disease is associated with deteriorating heart failure and death. Therefore it is important for health care professionals caring for women in the peripartum period to be aware of the signs and symptoms of the diagnosis.
Publisher: Sweden
Language: Swedish;English
Identifier: ISSN: 1652-7518
EISSN: 1652-7518
PMID: 31990362
Source: MEDLINE
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Peripartum cardimyopathy - risk of delayed diagnosis

ISSN: 1652-7518 ;EISSN: 1652-7518 ;PMID: 31990362

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