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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and peripartum cardiomyopathy: A nationwide cohort study
20 Feb 2019
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BACKGROUND: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a serious cardiac disorder occurring late in pregnancy or early in the postpartum period. We examined associations between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP: preeclampsia and gestational hypertension) and PPCM, accounting for other pregnancy-related risk factors for PPCM. METHODS: Using nationwide Danish register data, we constructed a cohort of all women...
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