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Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare syndrome of heart failure presenting in late pregnancy up to 5 months after delivery in absence of cardiac disease prior to pregnancy. Morbidity and mortality ranges from 5 to 32 %. In some the cardiac status may improve and return to normal, but in others it may progress to severe cardiac failure and even death. There may be a risk of recurrence of heart failure and death in subsequent pregnancies (Abboud et al., Int J Cardiol 118(3):295–303, 2007; Ansari et al., Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 23:301–324, 2002; Arnold et al., Can J Cardiol 22(1):23–45, 2006; Baruteau et al., Int J Cardiol 144(1):143–145, 2010; Brar et al., Am J Cardiol 100(2):302–304, 2007).

This chapter provides an updated, comprehensive review of PPCM, including emerging insights into the etiology of this disorder as well as current treatment options.

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  1. Department of OBG, Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, India

    Vidya A. Thobbi

  2. Consultant Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Apollo Group of Hospitals, Bangalore, India

    Abhijit V. Kulkarni

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  4. Obstetrics and Gynecology, SN Medical College, Agra, India

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Thobbi, V.A., Kulkarni, A.V. (2016). Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. In: Gandhi, A., Malhotra, N., Malhotra, J., Gupta, N., Bora, N. (eds) Principles of Critical Care in Obstetrics. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2686-4_22

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