Open AccessPERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY – A CLINICAL CASE
Author(s) -
Igor Rusňák,
V. K. Tashchuk,
N.O. Slyvka,
V.T. Kulachek,
Y.V. Kulachek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
klìnìčna ta eksperimentalʹna patologìâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-1153
pISSN - 1727-4338
DOI - 10.24061/1727-4338.xix.4.74.2020.19
Subject(s) - peripartum cardiomyopathy , medicine , cardiomyopathy , vaginal delivery , pediatrics , obstetrics and gynaecology , heart failure , pregnancy , obstetrics , cardiology , general surgery , biology , genetics
This article presents a clinical case of peripartum cardiomyopathy in a 21-year-oldpatient with a gestational age of 32 weeks, accompanied by clinical manifestationsof heart failure and Lown-Ganong-Levine (LGL) syndrome. The patient underwentlaboratory and instrumental examinations, including echocardiography and Holtermonitoring. Thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy was ruled out in the process of differentialdiagnosis. The final diagnosis and management of the patient were determinedafter consultation with the State Institution "Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics andGynecology, named after Academician O.M. Lukyanova, of the National Academy ofMedical Sciences of Ukraine". Medical treatment significantly improved the patient'scondition and vaginal delivery went without complications. Manifestations of theperipartum cardiomyopathy gradually regressed and completely disappeared 6 monthsafter delivery.This case indicates the importance of timely diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathyfor a positive prognosis of patients.