Dyspnoea at Term in an Obese Mother
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a serious, potentially life-threatening heart disease of uncertain aetiology in previously healthy women. We report a morbidly obese woman who presented with peripartum shortness of breath. We discuss the differential diagnosis of dyspnoea in pregnancy and highlight the...
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| description | Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a serious, potentially life-threatening heart disease of uncertain aetiology in previously healthy women. We report a morbidly obese woman who presented with peripartum shortness of breath. We discuss the differential diagnosis of dyspnoea in pregnancy and highlight the complexity of care of the morbidly obese woman. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0bd80111a2414f929913a3f5083647782025-02-03T01:00:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922011-01-01201110.1155/2011/317376317376Dyspnoea at Term in an Obese MotherVicky O'Dwyer0Yvonne O'Brien1Nadine Farah2Michael J. Turner3UCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin 8, IrelandUCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin 8, IrelandUCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin 8, IrelandUCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin 8, IrelandPeripartum cardiomyopathy is a serious, potentially life-threatening heart disease of uncertain aetiology in previously healthy women. We report a morbidly obese woman who presented with peripartum shortness of breath. We discuss the differential diagnosis of dyspnoea in pregnancy and highlight the complexity of care of the morbidly obese woman.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/317376 |
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