Acute severe heart failure in pregnancy: A clinical challenge and review of the literature.
Lili EllisonAsh SundaramChristina CoroyannikisMatthew CauldwellPublished in: Obstetric medicine (2021)
Pregnancy-associated myocarditis is uncommon and remains poorly described. The spectrum of the disorder is wide, with the severe cases culminating in heart failure, cardiogenic shock and even maternal death. Diagnosis is typically made on imaging, serology and endocardiac biopsy findings with treatment being directed towards the underlying cause. We describe a case of likely peripartum myocarditis associated with severe early-onset pre-eclampsia.
Keyphrases
- early onset
- heart failure
- late onset
- pregnancy outcomes
- drug induced
- preterm birth
- liver failure
- left ventricular
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- physical activity
- intensive care unit
- hepatitis b virus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- aortic dissection
- combination therapy
- weight loss
- replacement therapy
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- fluorescence imaging