Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 317-325, January 2010

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Africa: Challenges in Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy

  • Kemi Tibazarwa

      Affiliations

    • Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwannath Hospital, The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Department of Medicine, The University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Kemi Tibazarwa, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, The University of Cape Town, Anzio Rd, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa.
    • Dr K Tibazarwa, postgraduate fellow, The University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, and postgraduate fellow, University of the Witwatersrand (also affiliated to University of Cape Town), Johannesburg, South Africa.
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  • Karen Sliwa

      Affiliations

    • Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit, Chris Hani Baragwannath Hospital, The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Professor K Sliwa, director Soweto Cardiovascular Research Unit, Division of Cardiology, CH Baragwannath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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 Statement of Conflict of Interest: see page 323.

PII: S0033-0620(09)00093-0

doi:10.1016/j.pcad.2009.11.003

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 317-325, January 2010