Peripartum Cardiogenic Shock and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Peripartum Cardiogenic Shock and Mechanical Circulatory Support Women in the US are more likely to die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related causes than women in any other high-income country.1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define a pregnancy-related death as: “The death of a woman during pregnancy or within one year of the end of pregnancy from a pregnancy complication, a chain of events initiated by pregnancy, or the aggravation of an unrelated condit...
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research