Early Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Accelerate Symptomatic Relief and Complete Left Ventricular Function Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Early Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Accelerate Symptomatic Relief and Complete Left Ventricular Function Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare cause of heart failure that develops during the last month of pregnancy or within first months of delivery. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman diagnosed with severely symptomatic PPCM characterized by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 10%...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Richard, Pierre Yves Turgeon, Michelle Dubois, Mario Sénéchal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
peripartum cardiomyopathy
CRT
heart failure
remodeling
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/6/246

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