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Peripartum cardiomyopathy — case report
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
Peripartum cardiomiopathy; acute circulatory failure; levosimendan
About this articleTitle
Peripartum cardiomyopathy — case report
Journal
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
489-492
Published online
2017-11-22
DOI
10.5603/FC.2017.0092
Bibliographic record
Folia Cardiologica 2017;12(5):489-492.
Keywords
Peripartum cardiomiopathy
acute circulatory failure
levosimendan
Authors
Anna Maria Bednarek
Marcin Wita
Maciej Wybraniec
Katarzyna Mizia-Stec
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