title: An unusual cause of postpartum heart failure.
abstract: Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a weakness of the heart muscle. It is an idiopathic cardiomyopathy that presents with heart failure secondary to left ventricular systolic dysfunction toward the end of pregnancy or in the months after delivery, in the absence of any other cause of heart failure. It is a rare condition that can carry mild or severe symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, New York Medical College, Paterson, USA.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khaddash
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Saint Michael's Medical Center, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Amer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hawatmeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, New York Medical College, Paterson, USA.
authors.forename: Zaid
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Altheeb
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, New York Medical College, Paterson, USA.
authors.forename: Aiman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, New York Medical College, Paterson, USA.
authors.forename: Fayez
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shamoon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors