Manifestations of chronic disease during pregnancy

RJ Kaaja, IA Greer - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextPhysiologic changes of pregnancy include insulin resistance, thrombophilia,
immunosuppression, and hypervolemia. These changes may herald the development of …

Pregnancy and the cardiovascular system

AE Abbas, SJ Lester, H Connolly - International journal of cardiology, 2005 - Elsevier
The cardiovascular system undergoes important adaptations during pregnancy to
accommodate for fetal requirements. This causes a hemodynamic burden on patients with …

Maternal and fetal outcomes of subsequent pregnancies in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy

U Elkayam, PP Tummala, K Rao… - … England Journal of …, 2001 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare but sometimes fatal form of heart failure.
Little is known about the outcomes of subsequent pregnancies in women who have had the …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive review

J Abboud, Y Murad, C Chen-Scarabelli… - International journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare disorder in which left ventricular dysfunction
and symptoms of heart failure occur in the peripartum period in previously healthy women …

Prognostic value of echocardiography in peripartum cardiomyopathy

JB Chapa, HB Heiberger, L Weinert… - Obstetrics & …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether echocardiography findings at the time of diagnosis of
peripartum cardiomyopathy are predictive of persistent cardiac dysfunction. METHODS …

[图书][B] Heart failure: a companion to Braunwald's heart disease E-book

DL Mann - 2010 - books.google.com
Dr. Douglas L. Mann, one of the foremost experts in the field, presents the 2nd Edition of
Heart Failure: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease. This completely reworked …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy: prognostic factors for long-term maternal outcome

M Habli, T O'Brien, E Nowack, S Khoury… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to assess the prognostic value of ejection
fraction (EF) at index and subsequent pregnancy on long-term outcome in patients with …

The 2010 Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure update: Heart failure in ethnic minority populations, heart …

JG Howlett, RS McKelvie, J Costigan… - Canadian Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Since 2006, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society heart failure (HF) guidelines have
published annual focused updates for cardiovascular care providers. The 2010 Canadian …

Breast feeding, bottle feeding, and maternal autonomic responses to stress

ES Mezzacappa, RM Kelsey, ES Katkin - Journal of psychosomatic …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of breast feeding on autonomic
nervous system (ANS) response to stressors. METHODS: Sympathetic and parasympathetic …

[HTML][HTML] Peripartum cardiomyopathy: review of the literature

P Bhakta, BK Biswas, B Banerjee - Yonsei medical journal, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but serious form of cardiac failure affecting
women in the last months of pregnancy or early puerperium. Clinical presentation of PPCM …