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OBJECTIVE: To know the presentation, course and outcome of the condition. Peripartum means the final month of pregnancy through about five months after delivery. cardiomyopathy is a weakness of the heart muscle. So Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is weakness of heart muscle in the last month of pregnancy and within five months after delivery in absence of any cardiac disease. Risk factors for PPCM include advanced maternal age, multiparity, African race, twinning, gestational hypertension, and long-term tocolysis. PPCM is the diagnosis of exclusion. It’s a form of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy without any proven cause but it may be because of excessive production of abnormal prolactin, increased oxidative stress, coronary artery disease, viral infection in the heart, various inherited diseases, excess alcohol consumption, smoking and obesity. PPCM usually presents in postnatal period with shortness of breath, swelling of limbs, palpitation, fatigue. Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment are essential to optimize pregnancy outcome. Treatment mainly concentrate on to improve heart function with Beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARB, Diuretics, Anti-arrhythmic, anticoagulants.
"PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY A NIGHTMARE", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.305 - 307, January-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2301049.pdf
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Published Paper ID: IJSDR2301049
Registration ID:203393
Published In: Volume 8 Issue 1, January-2023
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Page No: 305 - 307
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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