May a Relationship Occur Between Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy?

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare type of systolic heart failure at the end of pregnancy or in the months after birth, affecting young women. Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a rare form of predominantly diastolic heart failure and is difficult to diagnose. To date, there has been no case report show...

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Published in:	Kardiyovasküler tıp e dergisi Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 213 - 216
Main Authors:	Taşkan, Hatice, Asil, Serkan, Murat, Ender, Eşki, Selen, Kabul, Hasan Kutsi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ismir Galenos Publishing House 01-12-2021
Subjects:	Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy Case reports Ejection fraction Heart failure Intubation Kinases Magnetic resonance imaging Medical records Pathogenesis Pregnancy Pulmonary arteries Transplants & implants Veins & arteries
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Summary:	Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare type of systolic heart failure at the end of pregnancy or in the months after birth, affecting young women. Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a rare form of predominantly diastolic heart failure and is difficult to diagnose. To date, there has been no case report showing the relationship between restrictive cardiomyopathy and peripartum cardiomyopathy. In this case report, a 35-year-old female patient who presented with heart failure symptoms and was diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy and history of peripartum cardiomyopathy will be presented.
ISSN:	2147-1924 2147-1924
DOI:	10.32596/ejcm.galenos.2021-10-051