Vol 70, No 10 (2012)
Case studies
Published online: 2012-10-19
Heart failure in female patient in peripartum period — how to determine the aetiology?
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.79098
Kardiol Pol 2012;70(10):1043-1045.
Abstract
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPM) is an acquired disease of increasing incidence. Its diagnosis and treatment is often problematic.
We report a case of 31-year-old woman who was diagnosed with PPM three weeks after delivery and died nine
months later despite proper therapy.
Keywords: heart failureperipartum cardiomyopathyprolactin
