Acute Postpartum Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function

Amrish Deshmukh, MD; Theodore J. Kolias, MD; Kathryn J. Lindley, MD; Elizabeth Langen, MD; Michele A. Hamilton, MD; Odayme Quesada, MD; Uri Elkayam, MD; Timothy Cotts, MD; Melinda B. Davis, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Acute Postpartum Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function

Amrish Deshmukh, MD,
Theodore J. Kolias, MD,
Kathryn J. Lindley, MD,
Elizabeth Langen, MD,
Michele A. Hamilton, MD,
Odayme Quesada, MD,
Uri Elkayam, MD,
Timothy Cotts, MD,
Melinda B. Davis, MD

Affiliations

Amrish Deshmukh, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Theodore J. Kolias, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Kathryn J. Lindley, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Elizabeth Langen, MD: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michele A. Hamilton, MD: Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Odayme Quesada, MD: Barbara Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California
Uri Elkayam, MD: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Timothy Cotts, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Melinda B. Davis, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Address for correspondence: Dr. Melinda B. Davis, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, SPC 5853, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5853.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 82 – 85

Abstract

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Dyspnea in the postpartum period can be a symptom of a wide range of causes spanning normal pregnancy to life-threatening pathology. We describe a case of acute postpartum heart failure with preserved systolic function in the absence of pre-eclampsia or prior cardiovascular disease. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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