Peripartum cardiomyopathies: A review

摘要: Peripartum cardiomyopathy is defined as a syndrome of cardiac failure occurring in the latter part pregnancy or puerperium, without obvious cause and prior evidence heart disease. This entity described being idiopathic, nonischemic, nonobstructive. It infrequent, not well known, clearly defined. The lack strict rigid diagnostic criteria has made some authors question its validity. In an attempt to establish whether such exists definite if it simply larger, nonspecific pathologic condition associated with pregnancy, available literature on peripartum cardiomyopathy, particular attention reported cases, been reviewed. review allows us define this predict most frequent mode presentation, course disease, findings that are often entity. Follow-up information many cases described, possible mechanisms pathophysiology summarized. important recognize association separate so that, once identified, can be treated promptly aggressively. addition, patients require careful counseling.