Zhanje Fitzgerald T
Department of Medicine, Taranaki Base Hospital, Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4620, New Zealand.
N Z Med J. 2013 Jun 14;126(1376):85-90.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a dilated cardiomyopathy in which left ventricular systolic dysfunction and symptoms of heart failure occur between the late stages of pregnancy and the early postpartum period. It is relatively uncommon. In this case report I describe the development of PPCM in the first pregnancy of a woman of older maternal age.
围产期心肌病(PPCM)是一种扩张型心肌病,其左心室收缩功能障碍和心力衰竭症状出现在妊娠晚期至产后早期。它相对不常见。在本病例报告中,我描述了一位高龄产妇首次妊娠时围产期心肌病的发展情况。