title: [Peripartum cardiomyopathy in an obese pregnant woman].
abstract: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare, but life-threatening cardiac disorder which complicates pregnancy. However, the classical symptoms of heart failure can be masked - especially in obese women. Here, we present a case report of PPCM complicated with vitamin-D deficiency in a severely obese woman.
authors.affiliation: Endokrinologisk Klinik 541, Hvidovre Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre. urd.kielgast@hvh.regionh.dk
authors.forename: Urd Lynge
authors.initials: UL
authors.lastname: Kielgast
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schierbeck
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dümcke
authors.forename: Safar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Amood
authors.forename: Jens-Erik Beck
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012307:Risk Factors; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis