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ReviewHeart failure reviews2024

Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive and contemporary review.

Farai Russell Sigauke, Hopewell Ntsinjana, Nqoba Tsabedze

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Review in Heart failure reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Peripartum cardiomyopathy in an intensive care unit setting.World journal of critical care medicine · 2026
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  10. Pregnancy-Related Heart Disease in the Emergency Department.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Farai Russell SigaukeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa. frsigauke@yahoo.co.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7124-1552
Hopewell NtsinjanaCardiology Unit, Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, 6 Jubilee Road, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa.
Nqoba TsabedzeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is a major non-communicable disease globally, with increasing prevalence, posing a significant public health challenge. It is the leading non-obstetric cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality, with a substantial number of cardiac fatalities occurring in individuals without any known pre-existing cardiovascular disease. Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a type of de novo heart failure that occurs in pregnant women in the late stages of pregnancy or following delivery. Despite extensive research, diagnosing and managing peripartum cardiomyopathy remains challenging, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Recent advancements and novel approaches have been made to better understand and manage peripartum cardiomyopathy, including molecular and non-molecular biomarkers, genetic predisposition and risk prediction, targeted therapies, multidisciplinary care, and improved patient education. This narrative review provides a comprehensive overview and new perspectives on peripartum cardiomyopathy, covering its epidemiology, updated pathophysiological mechanisms, diagnosis, management, and future research directions for healthcare professionals, researchers, and clinicians.

Indexed as

CardiomyopathiesPeripartum PeriodPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularFemaleHumansPregnancyRisk FactorsBiomarkersManagementNovel approachesPathophysiologyPeripartum cardiomyopathy

Identifiers

PMID39348083
PMCPMC11455798

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