Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Heart failure

  1. Microcirculation was most impaired in cardiogenic shock and after heart transplant
  2. West-Norwegian PPCM incidence was low; recovery was successful
    Peripartum cardiomyopathy incidence, risk factors, and long-term clinical outcomes in a West-Norwegian population with comprehensive assessment of left ventricular recovery patterns.
  3. Ugandan women with peripartum cardiomyopathy had high mortality
    Prospective Ugandan cohort (n=80) with PPCM: baseline severe LV dysfunction, 7.5% six-month mortality, 10% intracardiac thrombus, 46.3% LV recovery; two-thirds received bromocriptine.