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  • Title: [Suspected case of peripartum cardiomyopathy developed during elective cesarean section].
    Author: Hasegawa-Moriyama M, Fujimoto A, Aoyama K, Imai M, Kikutani T, Oshima M, Sonoda S, Inada E.
    Journal: Masui; 2009 Oct; 58(10):1270-3. PubMed ID: 19860231.
    Abstract:
    A 35-year-old primigravida with twin gestation was admitted for elective cesarean section. She had no preoperative systemic diseases including heart disease. At 37 weeks of gestation, elective cesarean section was performed under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. Anesthetic course was uneventful until the delivery when the patient started to cough and complained of dyspnea. At the same time, Spo2 started to decline to reach 95% despite the oxygen supplement. Pleural effusion was observed on the chest X-ray on postoperative day 2. An echocardiography showed diffuse hypokinesis of the left ventricle with ejection fraction (EF) of 36%. Peripartum cardiomyopathy was strongly suspected. Symptoms of heart failure were alleviated by water restriction and furosemide by the 9th POD. The EF increased to 50% on the 15th POD.
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