Interv Akut Kardiol. 2009;8(3):142-143

Peripartum cardiomyopathy

Zdeněk Monhart, Jan Sedláček
Interní oddělení, Nemocnice Znojmo

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare disorder in which left ventricular dysfunction and symptoms of heart failure occur in the peripartum

period in previously healthy women. The etiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy remains uncertain. We present a case of a 44-year old

female with acute heart failure in the early postpartum period. Intitial severe left ventricular dysfunction normalized within two months.

The patient has full functional recovery after one year, being treated with betablocker and ACE inhibitor.

Keywords: peripartum cardiomyopathy, heart failure, treatment.

Published: July 15, 2009  Show citation

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