PREGNANCY-INDUCED SEVERE LEFT-VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN A PATIENT WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

Authors
KAZIMUDDIN M VASHIST A BASHER AW BROWN EJ ALHADDAD IA
Citation
M. Kazimuddin et al., PREGNANCY-INDUCED SEVERE LEFT-VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN A PATIENT WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY, Clinical cardiology, 21(11), 1998, pp. 848-850
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Clinical cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01609289
Volume
21
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
848 - 850
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-9289(1998)21:11<848:PSLSDI>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
This paper reports the first case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) that developed postpartum congestive heart failure (CHF) and severe l eft ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. Review of the literature an d clinical implications are discussed.