Cardioembolic Stroke with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: An Unusual Presentation

Cardioembolic stroke in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) patient is rare despite a higher incidence of thromboembolic events. We report a case of acute right middle cerebral artery territory cardioembolic stroke in a postpartum female as the initial presenting feature of PPCM. The pat...

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Autores principales: Nasa, Prashant, Mortada, Mohamed, Ali, Alaeldin, Malhotra, Vickrant, Koul, Kandy, Singh, Aanchal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7874282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33603310
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23708
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Sumario:Cardioembolic stroke in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) patient is rare despite a higher incidence of thromboembolic events. We report a case of acute right middle cerebral artery territory cardioembolic stroke in a postpartum female as the initial presenting feature of PPCM. The patient was thrombolyzed with intravenous alteplase and had an almost complete neurological recovery. How to cite this article: Nasa P, Mortada M, Ali A, Malhotra V, Koul K, Singh A. Cardioembolic Stroke with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: An Unusual Presentation. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1):97–99.

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