To Thin or Not to Thin: A Case of Peripartum...

To Thin or Not to Thin: A Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Abstract

We describe the case of a 29-year-old woman with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) complicated by multiple cerebral infarcts. Current treatment of PPCM is reviewed with a focus on the role of anticoagulation in PPCM.

Authors

Corriveau S; Cooray M; Douketis J

Journal

Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 835.e1–835.e2

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

DOI

10.1016/j.cjca.2013.12.032

ISSN

0828-282X

Associated Experts

Sophie Corriveau

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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