Acute peripartum cardiomyopathy after cesarean section: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2008.55.5.634
- Author:
Jae Jun LEE
1
;
Joo Sung KIM
;
Dong Sul KIM
;
Sung Mi HWANG
;
Kyung Soon HONG
;
Eu Sun RO
;
So Young LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. iloveu59@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
peripartum cardiomyopathy;
pregnancy induced hypertension;
twin pregnant
- MeSH:
Cardiomyopathies;
Cesarean Section;
Dyspnea;
Dyspnea, Paroxysmal;
Emergencies;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced;
Peripartum Period;
Postpartum Period;
Pregnancy;
Recovery Room;
Tachycardia
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2008;55(5):634-638
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We experienced a case of acute postpartum cardiomyopathy after cesarean section. A twin-pregnant woman at 36 weeks gestation showed pregnancy-induced hypertension. After an emergency cesarean section, shortness of breath, paroxysmal dyspnea, hypertension, and tachycardia developed in the recovery room. She was diagnosed with acute peripartum cardiomyopathy.
