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Gideon Friderichsen Strange1, Iben Sundtoft2, Niwar Faisal Mohamad1
1Operation og Intensiv, Regionshospitalet Gødstrup.
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|August 4, 2023
Summary
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare heart failure affecting women late in pregnancy or postpartum. This case highlights a young woman with obesity and preeclampsia experiencing cardiac arrest during delivery, diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Obstetrics
- Maternal Health
Background:
- Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare form of heart failure.
- It occurs in the final month of pregnancy through five months postpartum.
- Pathogenesis is considered multifactorial.