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Risk for life-threatening arrhythmia in newly diagnosed peripartum cardiomyopathy with low ejection fraction: a German multi-centre analysis

Introduction: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare cardiomyopathy characterized by an acute reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Sudden deaths during the course of PPCM are reported to be elevated, the underlying mechanisms remains unknown. The aim of the present multi-centr...

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Main Authors: Duncker, David (Author) , Thomas, Dierk (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 8 March 2017
In: Clinical research in cardiology
Year: 2017, Volume: 106, Issue: 8, Pages: 582-589
ISSN:1861-0692
DOI:10.1007/s00392-017-1090-5
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00392-017-1090-5
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00392-017-1090-5
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Author Notes:David Duncker, Ralf Westenfeld, Torsten Konrad, Tobias Pfeffer, Carlos A. Correia de Freitas, Roman Pfister, Dierk Thomas, Alexander Fürnkranz, René P. Andrié, Andreas Napp, Jörn Schmitt, Laszlo Karolyi, Reza Wakili, Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner, Johann Bauersachs, Christian Veltmann
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Summary:Introduction: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare cardiomyopathy characterized by an acute reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Sudden deaths during the course of PPCM are reported to be elevated, the underlying mechanisms remains unknown. The aim of the present multi-centre study was to evaluate the arrhythmia burden in a multi-centre approach in patients with PPCM using a wearable cardioverter/defibrillator (WCD).
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ISSN:1861-0692
DOI:10.1007/s00392-017-1090-5

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