Burden, predictors and short-term outcomes of peripartum cardiomyopathy in a black African cohort

BACKGROUND: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an idiopathic cardiomyopathy presenting with acute heart failure during the peripartum period. It is common in patients of African ancestry. Currently, there is paucity of data on the burden, predictors and outcomes of PPCM in Uganda. This study aimed...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Nabbaale, Juliet, Okello, Emmy, Kibirige, Davis, Ssekitoleko, Isaac, Isanga, Joseph, Karungi, Patience, Sebatta, Elias, Zhu, Zhang Wan, Nakimuli, Annettee, Omagino, John, Kayima, James
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7577461/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33085703
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240837
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