Open AccessSevere peripartum cardiomyopathy complicated by COVID‐19 infection and small intestinal obstruction
Author(s) -
Abdulraheem Ekhlas,
Shaikhoun Mazin,
Kung David
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4505
Subject(s) - medicine , peripartum cardiomyopathy , covid-19 , complication , cardiomyopathy , multidisciplinary team , cardiology , intensive care medicine , heart failure , disease , pathology , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
COVID‐19 infection can be a possible trigger for peripartum cardiomyopathy. Multidisciplinary teamwork was crucial for the favorable outcome in our patient. Small bowel strangulation is a rare complication post‐cesarean section.