title: [Pulmonary oedema--as first symptom of the postpartum cardiomyopathy. The role of cardiac MRI in diagnostic process].
abstract: We present a case of a 23 year-old pregnant woman, who underwent a cesarian section due to the risk of eclampsia. The patient developed pulmonary oedema due to severe left ventricular impairement. After the standard treatment and a short period of bromocriptine, the symptoms of the oedema subsided. In order to differentiate between the primary dilated cardiomyopathy and postpartum cardiomyopathy (PPC), the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination was carried out twice at a 3-month interval, and confirmed the diagnosis of PPC. This case report underlines the role of MRI in detection of PPC.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Internistyczno-Kardiologiczny, Szpital Węgrów, Węgrów. czerski4@2com.pl
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Czerski
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piotrowska-Kownacka
mesh_terms: D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D001971:Bromocriptine