title: Pregnancy-induced severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: This paper reports the first case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) that developed postpartum congestive heart failure (CHF) and severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. Review of the literature and clinical implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, NY 10457, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazimuddin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vashist
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Basher
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Alhaddad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*