Difficult cases in heart failure: Left ventricular dysfunction related to septic shock masquerading as postpartum cardiomyopathy

Autor: I F, Bukharovich, E, Harrison, T H, Le Jemtel
Rok vydání: 2002
Zdroj: Congestive heart failure (Greenwich, Conn.). 7(4)
ISSN: 1751-7133
Popis: Peripartum cardiomyopathy, an uncommon cause of chronic heart failure, may present during the third trimester of pregnancy, but most often develops within 2 months postpartum. The etiologies of heart failure during pregnancy and postpartum are numerous, however. The authors describe the case of a 25-year-old woman who developed severe, symptomatic heart failure following delivery and discuss their initial consideration of peripartum cardiomyopathy and the differential diagnostic features of this case. (c)2001 CHF, Inc.
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