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Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report
A C Hoffmann1, P Masouyé, K Rifat
1Department of Anesthesiology, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is characterized by congestive left ventricular failure appearing during the last trimester of pregnancy or during the 6 months following delivery, without any specific etiology or pre-existing cardiac disease. The present report describes the case history of a woman presenting with severe cardiac failure immediately after the delivery of twins.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is characterized by congestive left ventricular failure appearing during the last trimester of pregnancy or during the 6 months following delivery, without any specific etiology or pre-existing cardiac disease. The present report describes the case history of a woman presenting with severe cardiac failure immediately after the delivery of twins.