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Veno-venous ECMO as a safe bridge to recovery in a patient with severe peripartum cardiomyopathy - learning from errors.

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A young multiparous woman with cardiogenic shock caused by severe PPCM who was successfully, but atypically, supported with veno-venous ECMO as a bridge to recovery immediately after the birth of her third child is reported on.
Abstract
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare disorder of unknown etiology and pathogenesis. The most important tool for diagnostic confirmation is transthoracic echocardiography. The recommended management of PPCM in pregnancy is summarized by the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Guidelines. Few data exist on the treatment of patients with fulminant PPCM and the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in this context. We report on a young multiparous woman with cardiogenic shock caused by severe PPCM who was successfully, but atypically, supported with veno-venous ECMO as a bridge to recovery immediately after the birth of her third child.

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Extracorporeal Life Support in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.

TL;DR: According to a systematic review, rates of survival in ECLS in pregnant and postpartum women are high and major complications relatively low.
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Use of Impella heart pump for management of women with peripartum cardiogenic shock.

TL;DR: Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, such as the Impella heart pump, is a valuable option for cardiogenic shock (CS), although the use of Impello in CS due to peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is limited.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in peripartum cardiomyopathy: A review of the ELSO Registry.

TL;DR: This review is the largest to date of PPCM patients supported with VA ECMO for cardiogenic shock and concludes ECMO and ECPR are valuable forms of short-term mechanical circulatory support with acceptable mortality profiles for P PCM patients who remain refractory to aggressive medical management.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pregnant and postpartum patients: a systematic review.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a systematic review examining extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) use in pregnant and postpartum patients in obstetric patients, and found that the use of ECMO in these patients is relatively rare.
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Incidence, Risk Factors, Diagnostic Criteria, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Options.

TL;DR: This article will provide a comprehensive review and update on peripartum cardiomyopathy, associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as well as a detrimental long-term impact on quality of life.
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ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy: the Task Force on the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases during Pregnancy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

TL;DR: Recommendations for the prevention and management of venous thrombo-embolism in pregnancy and puerperium and the associated risk groups according to risk factors: definition and preventive measures are presented.

ESC Guidelines on the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy The Task Force on the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a list of risk factors for venous thrombo-embolism in pregnancy and puerperium in women with heart disease, including the following risk factors: hypertension, congestive heart failure, hypertension, age (>75 years), diabetes, stroke, and atrial septal defect.
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Pathophysiology and epidemiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy

TL;DR: The latest understanding of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and novel treatment strategies for patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy are described.
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy: current management and future perspectives.

TL;DR: Novel aspects of physiological and pathophysiological changes of the maternal cardiovascular system are compared by comparing normal conditions, hypertensive complications, genetic aspects, and infectious disease in PPCM-pregnancies by highlighting promising new insights in diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches and management.