Peripartum cardiomyopathy: A case report of decompensated heart failure in a hypertensive patient.
Chukwuka ElenduOsinachi K OkoyePublished in: Medicine (2024)
This case underscores the importance of a comprehensive approach to managing PPCM in hypertensive patients, with attention to cardiovascular and obstetric factors. It highlights the effectiveness of multidisciplinary care in achieving positive outcomes and emphasizes the need for heightened vigilance in postpartum women with cardiovascular risk factors.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- cardiovascular risk factors
- blood pressure
- cardiovascular disease
- quality improvement
- metabolic syndrome
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- pregnant women
- palliative care
- case report
- working memory
- left ventricular
- acute heart failure
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- pain management
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance