[Peripartum cardiomyopathy with biventricular thrombi].
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare cause of congestive heart failure which develops in the last month of pregnancy or during five months postpartum in women without previously known cardiac disease. Intraventricular thrombi are no unusual and can be identified by echocardiography. We report the case of a woman with peripartum cardiomyopathy whose echocardiographic study showed the presence of biventricular thrombi. This is a quite rare finding with only two cases reported in the literature. Diagnosis, treatment and special situations that could predispose to intracardiac thrombi formation are discussed.
Sánchez-Rubio Lezcano
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Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain. srljuan@gerra.es
Galache Osuna
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Marquina Barcos
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Calvo Cebollero
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Diarte de Miguel
J A
JA
Placer Peralta
L J
LJ
D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography