title: Current management of patients with severe acute peripartum cardiomyopathy: practical guidance from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Study Group on peripartum cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bauersachs
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, AP-HP, Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris, France.|Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Mattia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arrigo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hilfiker-Kleiner
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Veltmann
authors.affiliation: Monash-Warwick Alliance, Monash University, Australia, and University of Warwick, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew J S
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Coats
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Service, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, La Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Crespo-Leiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rudolf A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: De Boer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Meer
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maack
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Polyclinique du Bois, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mouquet
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital and Glasgow University, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Petrie
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Piepoli
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gender in Medicine, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, and German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Regitz-Zagrosek
authors.affiliation: Section of Acute and Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schaufelberger
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Petar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Seferovic
authors.affiliation: Maria Cecilia Hospital, Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Ettore Sansavini Health Science Foundation, Cotignola, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tavazzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruschitzka
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, AP-HP, Saint Louis Lariboisière University Hospitals, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mebazaa
authors.affiliation: Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa & IDM, Inter-Cape Heart Group, Medical Research Council South Africa, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sliwa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000628:therapy*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Acute heart failure; Initial management; Mechanical circulatory support; Medical therapy; Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Post-partum cardiomyopathy; Sudden cardiac death