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Case Reports
. 1992 Jun;41(2):79-80.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy and arterial embolism

B Bassaw  1 , D C Ariyanayagam, S Roopnarinesingh
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  • PMID: 1523839
Case Reports

Peripartum cardiomyopathy and arterial embolism

B Bassaw et al. West Indian Med J. 1992 Jun.

Abstract

A severely pre-eclampic patient developed peripartum cardiomyopathy and bilateral femoral emboli. Medical therapy for cardiac failure was commenced prior to delivery by Caesarean Section. Bilateral femoral embolectomy was performed on the sixth postpartum day.

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