title: Peripartum cardiomyopathy in an elderly patient with in-vitro fertilization pregnancy.
abstract: Peripartum cardiomyopathy as a diagnosis needs to be considered in antenatal and immediate postpartum women with clinical features of cardiac failure. As more and more women at increasing age go for assisted reproduction, screening for risk factors needs to be done. Treatment involves coordination between cardiologist and obstetrician as both the patient's cardiac status and well being of the baby needs to be considered. In this case report we present an elderly Primigravida, conceived with in-vitro fertilization (donor oocytes) who developed unexplained cardiac failure post LSCS.
authors.affiliation: Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai.
authors.forename: Pranay
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Asit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhagwati
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adlakh
authors.forename: Supriya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology