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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 1999;42(1):153-157. Published online January 1, 2001.
- A Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.
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S H Goh, K M Chung, S R Kim, Y J Moon, J H Hwang, J U Lee, S G Kim, M I Park, S R Chung, Y Y Hwang
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- Abstract
- Peripartum cardiomyopathy is relatively uncommon and characterized by cardiac dilatation and congestive heart failure of unexplained cause during the last trimester of pregnancy or within 6 months after delivery. The cause of this disease is unknown and the mortality rate may be as high as 25 to 50 percent. Recently, we experienced a case of this disease in 34 year-old woman who had triple pregnancy and preterm labor at 30 weeks of gestation. This case was summarized here with brief review of related literatures.
Keywords :peripartum cardiomyopathy;dilated cardiomyopathy;triple pregnancy;preterm labor
