Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report.
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.
Hoffmann
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Department of Anesthesiology, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
Masouyé
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Rifat
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Suter
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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