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ArticleCureus2024

Healing the Broken Heart: A Cardiac Odyssey in the Face of Obstetric Crisis.

Praneeth Ulavala, Hemalatha Bhoompally, Abhishek Vadher, Hari Chandana Kalangi, Tejaswini Muni

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Praneeth UlavalaGeneral Medicine, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, IND.
Hemalatha BhoompallyIntensive Care Unit, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, IND.
Abhishek VadherInternal Medicine, Garden City Hospital, Garden City, USA.
Hari Chandana KalangiGeneral Medicine, Kamineni Academy of Medical Scieneces and Research Centre, Hyderabad, IND.
Tejaswini MuniIntensive Care Unit, Yasodha Hospitals, Secunderabad, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The management of severe PPH remains challenging despite advances in obstetric care. Conventional methods of management with uterotonic agents, surgical techniques, and blood transfusions often fail to provide adequate hemostasis, more so in refractory cases. The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) has been recently described as a new therapeutic modality in refractory PPH and is commonly used in cardiology. This case report presents a rare case of severe uncontrollable PPH complicated by Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM). She was managed with the conventional methods by adding a relatively new technique, the IABP. The case thus brings out the potential role of IABP in the management of severe PPH and also reinforces the multidisciplinary approach in obstetrical emergencies.

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intra-aortic balloon pumpmaternal morbidityobstetric emergenciespostpartum hemorrhagetakotsubo cardiomyopathy

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PMID39421086
PMCPMC11485020

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