Epidemiologic profile of peripartum cardiomyopathy in a tertiary care hospital.

2007127 citationsJournal Article

Authors

S A Isezuo · Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto

Abstract

The epidemiologic profile of PPCM has not changed among the ethnic Hausa and Fulani groups of northwest Nigeria. Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in this population.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. 228-33

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