Acute heart failure in pregnancy: importance of a timely multidisciplinary approach to recognition and management

• Main Authors: Chacko Sanoj (Author), De Bono Joseph (Author), Marshall Howard (Author), Haseeb Yumna B. (Author), Haseeb Sohaib (Author), Morris Katie (Author), Thorne Sara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Increased cardiovascular demands of pregnancy may unmask occult diseases, such as dilated cardiomyopathy or valvular stenosis, or precipitate peripartum cardiomyopathy. We report a case of the emergency management and delivery of a young pregnant woman who presented with acute decompensated heart fa...