Prognosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy in sub-Saharan Africa (Burkina Faso South-West PPCM register)
Open Access
- 19 May 2020
- journal article
- Published by Heighten Science Publications Corporation in Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Vol. 5 (2), 109-113
- https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jccm.1001096
Abstract
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is one of the curable cardiomyopathy. It’s a severe and frequent disease arising among women of childbearing age. Its evolution in the long-term among some patients leads to chronic heart failure.Keywords
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