Key result
Peripartum cardiomyopathy presents as AMI driven by rare coronary thromboembolism from multiple LV thrombi.
Why the study?
Thromboembolism is a well-recognised complication of peripartum cardiomyopathy, but thromboembolism to the coronary arteries is rare.
Case Report (n=1)
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Highlights a rare complication of peripartum cardiomyopathy, where left ventricular thrombi lead to coronary artery thromboembolism and acute myocardial infarction.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an idiopathic cardiomyopathy presenting with heart failure (HF) secondary to left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction towards the end of pregnancy or in the months following delivery, where no other cause of HF is found. It is a diagnosis of exclusion. The LV may not be dilated, but the LV ejection fraction is nearly always reduced below 45%. Thromboembolism is a well-recognised complication but rare to the coronary arteries. We report a case of 45 year old woman with PPCM, multiple left ventricular thrombi and thromboembolism to the coronary arteries presenting with typical symptoms, signs, electrocardiographic and biomarkers consistent with acute myocardial infarction.
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Garba et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Peripartum cardiomyopathy and acute myocardial infarction (n=1). A 45-year-old woman with peripartum cardiomyopathy presented with acute myocardial infarction caused by rare thromboembolism to the coronary arteries from multiple left ventricular thrombi.
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