This case report demonstrates the successful anesthetic management of a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy undergoing a caesarean section.
Hypothesis-generating for PPCM anesthesia; prospective studies needed before practice change.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disease of unknown etiology which affects pregnant females during late pregnancy or during the first 5 months post-partum. The clinical presentation of these patients is similar to that of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Anesthetic management of such cases poses a challenge; due to the increased risk of various perioperative complications. We report the successful anesthetic management of lower segment caesarean section in a patient with PPCM.
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