Kielgast Urd Lynge, Schierbeck Louise, Dümcke Christine, Al-Amood Safar, Jensen Jens-Erik Beck
Endokrinologisk Klinik 541, Hvidovre Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2009 Aug 24;171(35):2487-9.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare, but life-threatening cardiac disorder which complicates pregnancy. However, the classical symptoms of heart failure can be masked - especially in obese women. Here, we present a case report of PPCM complicated with vitamin-D deficiency in a severely obese woman.
