title: Anesthetic management for caesarean section in a case of peripartum cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disease of unknown etiology which affects pregnant females during late pregnancy or during the first 5 months post-partum. The clinical presentation of these patients is similar to that of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Anesthetic management of such cases poses a challenge; due to the increased risk of various perioperative complications. We report the successful anesthetic management of lower segment caesarean section in a patient with PPCM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Akanksha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutt
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Akshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chatterji
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmed
keywords: Anesthesia; epidural; peripartumcardiomyopathy