title: Peripartum cardiomyopathy and arterial embolism.
abstract: A severely pre-eclampic patient developed peripartum cardiomyopathy and bilateral femoral emboli. Medical therapy for cardiac failure was commenced prior to delivery by Caesarean Section. Bilateral femoral embolectomy was performed on the sixth postpartum day.
authors.affiliation: Mount Hope Women's Hospital, Trinidad.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bassaw
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ariyanayagam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roopnarinesingh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*