Snapshot: Protocol 18 - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
AUTHORS: Sarah Rae Easter, MD, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Carolyn M. Zelop, MD, Director of Ultrasound, Fetal Echocardiography and Perinatal Research, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, and Clinical Professor of Ob/Gyn, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York.
SYNOPSIS: In this protocol, Easter and Zelop review the clinical presentation and diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy, the pathogenesis of peripartum and other cardiomyopathies, and stabilization and treatment. Included is information on immediate management of peripartum cardiomyopathy, considerations for location and timing of delivery, perspective on chronic therapy and long-term follow-up, and pearls for the obstetric care provider.
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