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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Reduced Cardiac OutputArrhythmiasAvoid HypervolemiaAvoid HypotensionDyspnea

Pathophysiology

A systolic heart failure - essentially a dilated cardiomyopathy - that develops in the last month of pregnancy or the months after delivery, without another identifiable cause. The left ventricle...

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