Peripartum cardiomyopathy: review of the literature.

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Published in Yonsei Med J on October 31, 2007

Authors

Pradipta Bhakta1, Binay K Biswas, Basudeb Banerjee

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anesthesiology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital South, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA.

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