title: An unusual presentation of peripartum cardiomyopathy: Recurrent transient ischemic attacks.
abstract: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare form of dilated cardiomyopathy that is associated with high maternal morbidity and mortality. Onset is usually between the last month of pregnancy and up to the fifth month postpartum. PPCM usually presents with signs and symptoms of heart failure and rarely with thromboembolic complications. The true incidence of thromboemboli in PPCM is unknown. Herein we report an unusual case of PPCM in a previously healthy woman who presented with recurrent transient ischemic attacks due to thrombus in the left ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Regayip
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zehir
authors.affiliation: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Can Yucel
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Karabay
authors.affiliation: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: gonenckocabay@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Gonenc
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kocabay
authors.affiliation: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalayci
authors.affiliation: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Taylan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akgun
authors.affiliation: Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cevat
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kirma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis*; D058725:Peripartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
keywords: Acidente isquémico transitório; Ecocardiografia transtorácica; Miocardiopartia periparto; Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Transient ischemic attacks; Transthoracic echocardiography