title: Aortic dissection and postpartum cardiomyopathy in a postpartum young woman: a case report study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aortic dissection is a rare condition in young women and usually related with congenital anomalies of aorta and connective tissue disorders. We reported a 34-year-old postpartum woman with aortic dissection.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient complained of respiratory distress and weakness with no abdominal pain or chest pain 20 days after delivery and had no history of hypertension during pregnancy and perinatal or prior heart disease. Postpartum cardiomyopathy and left ventricular dysfunction were diagnosed by imaging study and cardiac enzyme level. Finally, CT-scan was performed and showed aortic dissection. The patient underwent surgery and after surgery, she was alive without any problem.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy and aortic dissection could be cured with good medical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Rozita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jalalian
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saravi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Bahar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Banasaz
keywords: Aortic Aneurysm, Familial Thoracic 1; Cardiomyopathies; Peripartum Period; Women