Learning on the Web. Case 9: a mother's heartache.
A 35 year old white woman presented with chest pain and breathlessness 10 days following an elective caesarean section. This was her second pregnancy, which had proceeded to term without complications. Up until then, she had been completely fit and well. Her ECGs were found to be abnormal, and the ultrasound study of her heart gave serious cause for concern. This interactive case report charts the evolution of the patient's clinical course and provides concise and up-to-date literature reviews on two cardiac conditions that share a predilection for women in the peripartum period.
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Department of Cardiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. F.T.Leong@leeds.ac.uk
Hughes
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D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*