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Nadia Bouabdallaoui, Pierre Demondion, Sylvestre Maréchaux, Shaida Varnous, Guillaume Lebreton, [...]
Nadia Bouabdallaoui, Pierre Demondion, Sylvestre Maréchaux, Shaida Varnous, Guillaume Lebreton, [...]
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20180014
Abstract Background: Peripartum cardiomyopathy is an idiopathic disorder defined by the occurrence of acute heart failure during late pregnancy or post-partum period in the absence of any other definable cause. Its clinical course is variable and severe cases might require heart transplantation. Objective: To investigate long-term outcomes after heart transplantation (HT) for peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). Methods: Out of a single-center series of 1938 HT, 14 HT were performed for PPCM. We evaluated clinical characteristics, transplant-related complications, and long-term outcomes, in […]
Keywords: Cardiomyopathies / mortality; Graft Rejection / mortality; Heart failure; Heart Transplantation; Peripartum Period