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An interesting case report of peripartum cardiomyopathy
International Journal of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2022 · Vol. 6(2) · pp. 05–07
Afrah Mukadam✉(Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College)Spenta Sumondy(Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College)
Abstract
27 year old female P1L1 post Lower Segment Cesarean Section who presented with complaints of breathlessness 3-4 hours post her emergency LSCS which had settled with Oxygen via nasal cannula. Patient was asymptomatic on room air after which she was discharged on day 3 of LSCS. Patient presented in the emergency department of our hospital on day 4 post LSCS with complaints of breathlessness at rest since 6 hours. Patient was immediately admitted, evaluated and diagnosed as a case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. She was stabilized and managed conservatively.
Cardiovascular Issues in PregnancyCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsMedicinePeripartum cardiomyopathyNasal cannulaAsymptomaticEmergency departmentCardiomyopathyCannulaSurgeryHeart failureCardiology
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