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

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.)

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