Open AccessPERIPARTUM DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
Author(s) -
Safdar A. Khan,
Muhammad Bukhsh,
Shahab Naqvi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2007.14.01.3649
Subject(s) - peripartum cardiomyopathy , medicine , dilated cardiomyopathy , etiology , cardiomyopathy , pathogenesis , cardiology , heart failure
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a relatively rare but life threatening disease. The etiology and pathogenesis of peripartum cardiomyopathy remains largely theoretical and is generally centered upon viral and autoimmune mechanism. This case report describe the anaesthetic management of a patient suffering from dilated peripartum cardiomyopathy, successfully managed with epidural anaesthesia.