A case of peripartum cardiomyopathy associated with an atypical presentation of preeclampsia

Abstract: Peripartum cardiomyopathy is idiopathic heart failure occurring in the last month of pregnancy or during the first 5 months postpartum in the absence of determinable heart disease prior to the last month of pregnancy. We aim to raise awareness for this rare and potentially life-threatening disorder amongst all medical professionals involved in the care for pregnant women. A high index of suspicion is required for its diagnosis. Early recognition and treatment in a multidisciplinary team is vital for good prognosis, which depends on reversal of ventricular dysfunction.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: A case of peripartum cardiomyopathy associated with an atypical presentation of preeclampsia ; volume:4 ; number:1 ; year:2015 ; pages:9-11 ; extent:3 ; Case reports in perinatal medicine ; 4, Heft 1 (2015), 9-11 (gesamt 3)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Verma, Amit ; Pinto, Shanthi

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/crpm-2014-0010
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2411121512238.060689509149
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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