Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is one of the potentially life-threatening complications of pregnancy. It is characterized by symptoms of heart failure in the last months of gestation or within five months after birth. The objective of this case report was to report a case of peripartum cardiomyopathy....

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Main Authors: Ozlem Ece Basaran, Emine Seda Guvendag Guven, Suleyman Guven
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Language:English
Published: Medical Network 2020-08-01
Series:Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
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Online Access:https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/803
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description Peripartum cardiomyopathy is one of the potentially life-threatening complications of pregnancy. It is characterized by symptoms of heart failure in the last months of gestation or within five months after birth. The objective of this case report was to report a case of peripartum cardiomyopathy. A 20-years-old (G1P0) pregnant woman was referred for further evaluation of heart failure in pregnancy. The patient’s family and medical histories were both unremarkable. She had a 36 weeks and 2 days dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy. Emergency cesarean section was performed under spinal anesthesia. During the early postoperative period, the patient complaint of respiratory distress and the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy was confirmed with physical examination, laboratory and echocardiography findings. She was transferred to the cardiac intensive care unit and received supplemental oxygen, noninvasive ventilation and intravenous infusion of lidocaine. She well tailored the medical therapy and she and her babies were discharged uneventfully after 10 days of delivery. The clinicians should keep in mind the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy in young woman with twin pregnancy in third trimester who presents with symptoms of heart failure even after delivery. Emergent cardiologic evaluation and intervention must be done for this rare and potentially morbid and mortal condition. Keywords: Ejection fraction, Peripartum cardiomyopathy, Pregnancy
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spelling doaj-art-2161d3b906b34b84863dc9875f6b69082025-02-11T21:27:16ZengMedical NetworkGynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine1300-47512602-49182020-08-0126210.21613/GORM.2018.803647Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case ReportOzlem Ece Basaran0Emine Seda Guvendag Guven1Suleyman Guven2School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical UniversitySchool of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical UniversityDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karadeniz Technical University Peripartum cardiomyopathy is one of the potentially life-threatening complications of pregnancy. It is characterized by symptoms of heart failure in the last months of gestation or within five months after birth. The objective of this case report was to report a case of peripartum cardiomyopathy. A 20-years-old (G1P0) pregnant woman was referred for further evaluation of heart failure in pregnancy. The patient’s family and medical histories were both unremarkable. She had a 36 weeks and 2 days dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy. Emergency cesarean section was performed under spinal anesthesia. During the early postoperative period, the patient complaint of respiratory distress and the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy was confirmed with physical examination, laboratory and echocardiography findings. She was transferred to the cardiac intensive care unit and received supplemental oxygen, noninvasive ventilation and intravenous infusion of lidocaine. She well tailored the medical therapy and she and her babies were discharged uneventfully after 10 days of delivery. The clinicians should keep in mind the diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy in young woman with twin pregnancy in third trimester who presents with symptoms of heart failure even after delivery. Emergent cardiologic evaluation and intervention must be done for this rare and potentially morbid and mortal condition. Keywords: Ejection fraction, Peripartum cardiomyopathy, Pregnancy https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/803Ejection fractionPeripartum cardiomyopathyPregnancy
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Emine Seda Guvendag Guven
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report
Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
Ejection fraction
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Pregnancy
title Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report
title_full Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report
title_fullStr Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report
title_short Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report
title_sort peripartum cardiomyopathy a case report
topic Ejection fraction
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Pregnancy
url https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/803
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