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A multidisciplinary postpartum workup with advanced imaging revealed a rare, treatable etiology of cardiomyopathy in a patient with third-trimester new-onset heart failure.
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Demonstrates the successful identification of a rare, treatable cardiomyopathy in a pregnant patient using advanced imaging and a multidisciplinary approach.
Our patient presented in her third trimester of pregnancy with new onset of heart failure. A thorough workup in the initial postpartum period with detailed past medical history, advanced imaging modalities, and a multidisciplinary approach revealed a rare and treatable etiology of cardiomyopathy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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Donald et al. (2020) studied this question. A multidisciplinary postpartum workup with advanced imaging revealed a rare, treatable etiology of cardiomyopathy in a patient with third-trimester new-onset heart failure.
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