Unusual manifestations of peripartal cardiac disease

Critical Care Medicine
S A McAdams, F E Maguire

Abstract

Because peripartal cardiac disease occurs infrequently, its manifestations may be unfamiliar to most physicians. We report two unusual cases of postpartum cardiac disease: one patient presented with cerebral and peripheral arterial embolization, and the second patient developed late eclamptic seizures with subsequent myocardial infarction. Both patients recovered. Nonobstetric physicians should be aware of these pregnancy-associated medical complications to allow prompt diagnosis and aggressive therapy.

Citations

Oct 1, 1992·Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthésie·S S LiuR Glassenberg
Jul 10, 1999·Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal : SCJ·U ErikssonF Follath
Aug 22, 2001·Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America·A F Gei, G D Hankins

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