A Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.

Ahn, Sung Ho; Noh, Ji Hyun; Kim, Tae Eun; Kim, Kyoung Chul; Choi, Suk Koo; Kim, Yong Bong

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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(7):1415-1419.
Published online July 1, 2003.

A Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.

Sung Ho Ahn, Ji Hyun Noh, Tae Eun Kim, Kyoung Chul Kim, Suk Koo Choi, Yong Bong Kim

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University, Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is relatively uncommon form of heart failure that occurs from one month before, to 5 months after delivery. The causes of this disease are unknown and mortality rate may be as high as 20-50%. We recently experienced one case of this disease and summarized here with brief review of literatures.

Key Words: Peripartum cardiomyopathy

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