PERIPARTO MYCARDIOPATHY

PRESENTATION OF A CLINICAL CASE

Authors

  • Dr. Boris Arancibia Andrade, Médico Internista
  • Dr. Marcelo Puente Ortiz, Médico Cardiólogo, Jefe del Departamento de Cardiología
  • Dr. Elias Espada Flores, Médico Internista, Jefe del Servicio de Medicina Interna
  • Dr. Hugo Carvajal Oviedo, Jefe del Servicio de Medicina Legal (*) Hospital Santa Bárbara -Sucre
  • Dra. Katerine Yañez Sasamoto, Gastroenteróloga Clínica. IBGJ- Sucre

Keywords:

embarazo, Peripartum cardiomyopathy, cardiac failure, pregnancy

Abstract

PPCMis not acommon disease; however,it has ahigh mortality rate, rising even morewhen diagnosisand treatmentare not performedearly.The first descriptions ofthe companywere madearound the1870s, when Virchowand Porack described aprocess of myocardial degenerationin patientswho diedin the postpartum period. The clinicalcase we presentis apuerperalpatientaged 23was admittedto theinternal medicine wardtransferred fromObstetric-GynecologicHospitalwith a history ofpregnancy andcesarean delivery, diagnosed with respiratory failure secondary to pneumoniawherean echocardiogram permitted to makea definitive diagnosis and appropriate therapy. The issueis reviewed andgiven their lowrate andpoor prognosisandclinicalcaseis presentedresolution.

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Published

2019-11-19

How to Cite

Arancibia Andrade, D. B., Puente Ortiz, D. M., Espada Flores, D. E., Carvajal Oviedo, D. H., & Yañez Sasamoto, D. K. (2019). PERIPARTO MYCARDIOPATHY: PRESENTATION OF A CLINICAL CASE. Revista Del Instituto Médico Sucre, 83(146), 39–44. Retrieved from https://revistas.usfx.bo/index.php/ims/article/view/304

Issue

Vol. 83 No. 146 (2015): Revista del Instituto Médico Sucre

Section

DATOS CLINICOS