A Rare Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Presenting with Left Ventricular Thrombus

Abstract

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is one of the important causes of heart failure that develops later months of pregnancy or in the first few months of postpartum period. Left ventricular (LV) thrombosis is one of the rare complications of PPCM with very few cases reported in the literature. Here, we report the case of a young female who presented with LV thrombosis as a complication of PPCM and was initially discharged in stable condition.

Keywords

• heart failure
• left ventricular thrombus
• peripartum cardiomyopathy