Volume 26, Issue 129, November 2022

A near miss case of PPCM a diagnostic dilemma and an intriguing challenge - a case report

Mahak Choudhary¹, Kamlesh Chaudhari², Neeta Verma³, Sanket Bakshi^4♦

¹Medical Student, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha – 442001, Maharashtra, India
²Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Datta Meghe institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha – 442001, Maharashtra, India
³Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Datta Meghe institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha – 442001, Maharashtra, India
⁴MBBS Intern, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha – 442001, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
MBBS Intern, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha – 442001, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

The period of pregnancy is quite vulnerable for the female, taking into consideration her health and the changing physiological conditions in her body, the adaptations that are made to adjust to the pregnant condition, sometimes may put a burden over her body. Amongst the morbid conditions, cardiovascular abnormalities have a higher rate and chances to have a dreadful impact on the pregnant situation. Due to the increased load and change in the body physiology. Postpartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is the foremost cause of an unsuccessful pregnancy. Because of the degrading impacton the cardio vascular system of the mother, postpartum cardiomyopathy stands to be one of the leading causes of morbidity during the pregnancy period.

Keywords: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure ejection fraction, Echocardiography.

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms450e2101

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i129/ms450e2101

Published: 05 November 2022