Echocardiographic differences between preeclampsia and peripartum cardiomyopathy

Highlights • Heart failure in preeclampsia and peripartum cardiomyopathy is a global health issue. • Transthoracic echocardiography enables classification of heart failure. • Preserved ejection fraction heart failure is common in preeclampsia. • Reduced ejection fraction heart failure is common in p...

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Published inInternational journal of obstetric anesthesia Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 260 - 266
Main Authors Dennis, A.T, Castro, J.M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2014
Subjects
Adult
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Cardiomyopathies - diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Peripartum Period
Pre-Eclampsia - diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Highlights • Heart failure in preeclampsia and peripartum cardiomyopathy is a global health issue. • Transthoracic echocardiography enables classification of heart failure. • Preserved ejection fraction heart failure is common in preeclampsia. • Reduced ejection fraction heart failure is common in peripartum cardiomyopathy. • The likely mechanisms for heart failure in preeclampsia are discussed.
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ISSN:0959-289X
1532-3374
DOI:10.1016/j.ijoa.2014.05.002