Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Nov 2002
Comparative StudyPregnancy and peripartum cardiomyopathy. A comparative and prospective study.
To assess pregnancy outcome in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy and to compare it with idiopathic cardiomyopathy. ⋯ Pregnancy in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy is associated with maternal morbidity. Left ventricular function is a prognostic factor and must be the most parameter when counseling patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy about a new pregnancy.