title: Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report.
abstract: Peripartum cardiomyopathy is characterized by congestive left ventricular failure appearing during the last trimester of pregnancy or during the 6 months following delivery, without any specific etiology or pre-existing cardiac disease. The present report describes the case history of a woman presenting with severe cardiac failure immediately after the delivery of twins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masouyé
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rifat
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Suter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac; D006332:Cardiomegaly; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema; D014427:Twins; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left