Peripartum cardiomyopathy co-existing with severe preeclampsia complicated by AKI

• Main Authors: Tonmoy Das (Author), Alaka Goswami (Author), Himleena Gautam (Author), Maileng Tham (Author), Anupama Hajong (Author), Nahid Farzin (Author), Nilanjana Das (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Barpeta Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare idiopathic cardiac disease occurring in pregnancy and puerperium. Studies have shown that women with preeclampsia have a higher risk of developing peripartum cardiomyopathy. In this report we present a case of a 3rd trimester pregnancy with severe preeclampsia wit...