Archivos de Cardiología de México (Apr 2021)

Miocardiopatía periparto: una causa infrecuente de enfermedad vascular cerebral isquémica

  • Amado Jiménez-Ruiz,
  • Miguel García-Grimshaw,
  • Jorge Ortega-Márquez,
  • Alejandro Moreno-Guillen,
  • Fernando D. Flores-Silva,
  • Carlos Cantú-Brito

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24875/ACM.20000263
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 91, no. 2

Abstract

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A previously healthy 22-year-old woman with a history with a healthy pregnancy presented 12 weeks after an uneventful delivery with progressive dyspnea and edema. Initial blood workup was relevant for an elevated B-type natriuretic peptide in 1641 pg/mL (reference: 0-100).