Journal d'hématologie et des maladies thromboemboliques
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Three Great Needs in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

James D Fett

Important advances have been made in the past 15 years in the treatment and outcomes for peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) subjects. Despite that, PPCM remains one of the leading causes of maternal mortality all over the world and for those who survive too many are still left with a chronic cardiomyopathy of varying severity. Recent reports in the medical literature document the advances. This report emphasizes three important needs for the advancement of understanding and outcomes for PPCM.