Mechanical Circulatory Support for the Management of Complex Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Ali Fatehi Hassanabad, MD, MSc; Susan Ainslie McBride, MD, MSc; Michael D. Hill, MD, MSc; William D.T. Kent, MD, MSc

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Mechanical Circulatory Support for the Management of Complex Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Ali Fatehi Hassanabad, MD, MSc,
Susan Ainslie McBride, MD, MSc,
Michael D. Hill, MD, MSc,
William D.T. Kent, MD, MSc

Affiliations

Ali Fatehi Hassanabad, MD, MSc: Section of Cardiac Surgery, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Susan Ainslie McBride, MD, MSc: Section of Cardiac Surgery, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Michael D. Hill, MD, MSc: Section of Neurology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
William D.T. Kent, MD, MSc: Section of Cardiac Surgery, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Address for correspondence: Dr. William D.T. Kent, Cardiac Surgery, Foothills Medical Center, 880, 1403-29th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 154 – 158

Abstract

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Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but potentially fatal disease. The management of PPCM is individualized, and an early diagnosis is instrumental in the institution of an appropriate management plan. Here, we present a dramatic case of PPCM that was managed with a period of mechanical circulatory support. (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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