Ischemia due to peripartum cardiomyopathy threatening loss of a legThe opinions or assertions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the view of the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. Financial support was not provided to the authors from any source other than the U.S. Navy.
Gagne, Paul J.; Newman, John B.; Muhs, Bart E.; Gagne Paul J.; Naval Medical Center; New York University Medical Center; University Vascular Associates; Newman John B.; Naval Medical Center; Muhs Bart E.; New York University Medical Center
Журнал:
Cardiology in the Young
Дата:
2003
Аннотация:
Ischemia of the leg in a peripartum female is an uncommon condition. Paradoxical arterial embolisation, and arterial dissection, are rarely encountered but recognized causes of this clinical condition. Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare life-threatening cardiac condition that can foster intracardiac thrombosis and produce peripheral vascular complications through embolization. We present here the case of a young, healthy, postpartum female who developed acute ischemia of the left leg, and asymptomatic arterial insufficiency of the right lower leg, as the presenting symptoms of peripartum cardiomyopathy, highlighting the fact that ischemia threatening the loss of a limb can be the initial manifestation of peripartum cardiomyopathy.
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