title: [Congestive heart failure in postpartum: a case of peripartum cardiomyopathy].
abstract: We report the case of an acute respiratory failure in a 36-year-old woman who presented a peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). PPCM is a dilated cardiomyopathy with impaired systolic function that occurs between the last month of pregnancy and the five months following delivery. It is a rare disorder of unknown origin associated with high mortality (50%). Echocardiography confirms the diagnosis by showing a left ventricular dilatation and a decreased ejection fraction. Up to date, the treatment remains symptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Service des urgences adultes, CHU de Bordeaux-Pellegrin, place Amélie-Rabat-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. laurentmerson@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stecken
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lélias
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dabadie