Dyspnoea at Term in an Obese Mother

• Autors principals: Vicky O'Dwyer (Autor), Yvonne O'Brien (Autor), Nadine Farah (Autor), Michael J. Turner (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
• Accés en línia: Connect to this object online.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a serious, potentially life-threatening heart disease of uncertain aetiology in previously healthy women. We report a morbidly obese woman who presented with peripartum shortness of breath. We discuss the differential diagnosis of dyspnoea in pregnancy and highlight the...