EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Case Report Volume 5 Issue 8 - 2022

Successful Management of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Aboud AlJa'Bari*

Cardiothoracic, Regional and Pain Anesthesia Consultant, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, DMF Hospital, KSA

*Corresponding Author: Aboud AlJa'Bari, Cardiothoracic, Regional and Pain Anesthesia Consultant, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, DMF Hospital, KSA.
Received: June 27, 2022; Published: July 28, 2022



30-year-old parturient with lower limb edema underwent cesarean section under spinal anesthesia developed peripartum cardiomyopathy treated successfully as acute heart failure.

Keywords: Cardiomyopathy; Peripartum; Cesarean

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Aboud AlJa'Bari., et al. Successful Management of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports  5.8 (2022): 36-40.

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