An Interesting Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy With Biventricular Thrombi

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a cause of heart failure that develops within five months postpartum. Biventricular thrombosis is a rare complication of PPCM with only a few cases reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of PPCM with biventricular thrombosis that was successfully treat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abi Jaoude, Joseph, Golden-Hart, Alyssa, Stanger, Greg, Hashmi, Mariam, Charles, Kipson, Sun, Liang, Calestino, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10248587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37303453
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38748
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Sumario:Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a cause of heart failure that develops within five months postpartum. Biventricular thrombosis is a rare complication of PPCM with only a few cases reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of PPCM with biventricular thrombosis that was successfully treated with medical management.

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