Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Emre KÖLE^* & Merve KÖLE

Bilecik State Hospital Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology Bilecik, Turkey

Dr. Emre KÖLE, Bilecik State Hospital Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology Bilecik, Turkey.

Keywords: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy; Prognosis; Pregnancy; Shortness of Breath

Abstract

Aim
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), whose etiology is not known exactly, is one of the rare complications of pregnancy which can cause severe morbidity and mortality. Peripartum cardiomyopathy develops between the last month of pregnancy and the fifth postpartum month.
In the final months of pregnancy, women present with frequent shortness of breath and swellingin the feet. Since its symptoms closely resemble those within the normal spectrum of pregnancy, this often leads to a delayed diagnosis. Therefore, PPCM must be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with the cases of shortness of breath, dyspnea on exertion, swelling in feet.

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