title: Peripartum cardiomyopathy presenting with repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: A 30-year-old asymptomatic pregnant woman at 38 weeks' gestation was noticed to have repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. A dilated left ventricle with moderately reduced systolic function was found on echocardiographic examination. To the best of our knowledge, a case of peripartum cardiomyopathy presenting with repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University School of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokmen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gemici
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tezcan
authors.forename: Ali Serdar
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Fak
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oktay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*