CASE REPORT
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 7  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 780-783

Peripartum cardiomyopathy: An endangering consequence


Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, India

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Aparna Girwalkar-Bagle
Flat No. 103, Aster 1, Sukhawani Campus, Opp. Vallabhnagar Bus Stand, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.144881

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Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disease affecting the parturient during late pregnancy or immediately after delivery. This unique disorder not just endangers the life of mother and fetus, but also a financial burden on health system due to its potential to cause prolonged and persistent cardiac function insufficiency in the mother, prolonging hospital stay. Here, we are reporting a case of PPCM diagnosed postoperatively, which initially misdiagnosed as hemorrhagic shock due to postpartum hemorrhage, but with the correct diagnosis and treatment, patient rapidly return to the normal life.


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