{"id":12862,"date":"2023-10-09T14:02:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/?p=12862"},"modified":"2023-10-11T08:06:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T08:06:03","slug":"five-cases-of-peripartum-cardiomyopathy-in-malawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/?p=12862","title":{"rendered":"Five cases of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Malawi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Zaithwa Matemvu<sup>1<\/sup>, Harvey Likapa<sup>2<\/sup>, Mary Sue Makin<sup>2,3<\/sup>, Omar Hossain<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.Lilongwe Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi<br>2.Daeyang Luke Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi<br>3.Ekwendeni College of Health Sciences, Malawi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*Corresponding Author: Zaithwa Matemvu<\/strong>; E-mail: jayzaithwa@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<br>Aim<\/strong><br>This report of five cases of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) treated at Daeyang Luke Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, illustrates presentation and treatment of this increasingly commonly recognized medical condition.<br><strong>Methods<\/strong><br>Information including history, physical examination, and imaging studies were collected from five cases of peripartum women who presented to the hospital over an 18-month period.<br><strong>Results<\/strong><br>A summary of recommended treatment is included in table form, and a flow chart proposing a care pathway for managing PPCM in Malawi, beginning at the district hospital level, is presented.<br><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><br>Clinical recognition, appropriate diagnostic modalities, and informed treatment of PPCM in Malawi will improve care of peripartum woman and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Words:<\/strong> Pregnancy, Peripartum Period, Cardiomyopathies, Southern Africa, Malawi, Puerperal Disorders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Zaithwa-Matemvu.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zaithwa Matemvu1, Harvey Likapa2, Mary Sue Makin2,3, Omar Hossain2 1.Lilongwe Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi2.Daeyang Luke Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi3.Ekwendeni College of Health Sciences, Malawi *Corresponding Author: Zaithwa Matemvu; E-mail: jayzaithwa@gmail.com AbstractAimThis report of five cases of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) treated at Daeyang Luke Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, illustrates presentation and treatment of this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[125],"tags":[67],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12862"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12879,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12862\/revisions\/12879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mmj.mw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}