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Successful Treatment of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy with Plasmapheresis
Tzu-Lin Wang1, Huei-Fong Hung1, Kou-Gi Shyu2
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare, life-threatening disease of late pregnancy and early puerperium among previously healthy women. Management of this challenging disease is similar to other forms of systolic heart failure. Unfortunately, only 30% to 50% of patients recover completely. Among the remaining patients, continued poor ejection fraction indicates irreversible cardiomyopathy and portends a poor outcome. Immune complexes, autoantibodies, or toxic proteins are likely causative agents. Herein, we report first two PPCM cases that were successfully managed with plasmapheresis.
Key Words:
Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Plasmapheresis.
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