%0 Journal Article
%T Peripartum cardiomyopathy and thrombotic complications
%A Ibrahim Halil Tanboga
%A Oktay Gulcu
%A Selim Topcu
%A Ugur Aksu
%J Archive of "Northern Clinics of Istanbul".
%D 2019
%R 10.14744/nci.2018.54815
%X We would like to thank Biteker et al. [1] for their interest and positive and constructive comments regarding our case [2]. Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCMP) is a life-threatening clinical condition in which thromboembolic complications are frequent. Both the prothrombotic status of pregnancy and stasis as a result of heart failure may lead to thromboembolic complications [3]. The incidence of PPCMP and cardiac thrombus in literature is very variable. In one study, the incidence was reported to be 17%, while another study indicated 30% [4, 5]. It has even been reported in previous studies that up to 53% of cases of PPCMP have thromboembolism [6, 7]. In conclusion, the exact incidence of these patients is not known since they are both rare and could be diagnosed as a result of thromboembolic complications such as pulmonary embolism or ischemic stroke [8]
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526991/