title: Peripartum cardiomyopathy, place of drug therapy, assist devices, and outcome after left ventricular assistance.
abstract: Peripartum cardiomyopathy remains a challenging obstetric and cardiologic emergency. We report 5 interesting cases of peripartum cardiomyopathy with different clinical courses, with 3 patients requiring left ventricular assist device implantation. One patient underwent pump explantation and aortic balloon valvuloplasty postsurgery. Two patients improved with the medical treatment alone without the need of assistance. We will review main important related issues.
authors: Cardiology Department, Beirut Cardiac Institute, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: mdrighabh@hotmail.com.
authors: Righab
authors: R
authors: Hamdan
authors: Cardiology Department, Beirut Cardiac Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Pierre
authors: P
authors: Nassar
authors: Anesthesiology Department, Beirut Cardiac Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Zein
authors: Anesthesiology Department, Beirut Cardiac Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Mohamad
authors: M
authors: Issa
authors: Cardiology Department, Beirut Cardiac Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Hassan
authors: H
authors: Mansour
authors: Cardiac Surgery Department, Beirut Cardiac Institute, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors: Mohamad
authors: M
authors: Saab
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D020878:Device Removal; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D018743:Perinatal Care; D058725:Peripartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D001971:Bromocriptine
keywords: Aortic valvuloplasty; Left ventricular assist device; Peripartum cardiomyopathy