Key result
A 21-year-old woman with early-onset pre-eclampsia developed acute severe heart failure due to likely peripartum myocarditis and gradually improved with medical management and immunosuppression.
Why the study?
Pregnancy-associated myocarditis is uncommon and remains poorly described, with severe cases culminating in heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and maternal death.
Design
Case report and review of the literature
Authors
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Raises awareness for myocarditis in pre-eclamptic heart failure; leaves open immunosuppression efficacy for prospective study.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the clinical challenge of diagnosing and managing pregnancy-associated myocarditis presenting as acute severe heart failure.
Ellison et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Acute severe heart failure in pregnancy (peripartum myocarditis) (n=1). Medical management and immunosuppression was evaluated. A 21-year-old woman with early-onset pre-eclampsia developed acute severe heart failure due to likely peripartum myocarditis and gradually improved with medical management and immunosuppression.
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