Key result
Peripartum cardiomyopathy with RV non-compaction manifests with combined dilated, hypertrophic, and spongiform features.
Why the study?
Clinical and morphological diagnosis of cardiomyopathy during pregnancy and the postpartum period presents diagnostic challenges, especially in rare presentations combining features of dilated, hypertrophic, and spongiform cardiomyopathy.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report and literature review highlight a rare fatal presentation of peripartum cardiomyopathy with combined features of dilated, hypertrophic, and right ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy, emphasizing diagnostic challenges in the postpartum period.
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Highlights diagnostic challenges in overlapping peripartum cardiomyopathy phenotypes; leaves open optimal management pending larger studies.
This paper describes a rare case of fatal peripartum cardiomyopathy in a puerperant woman with combined features of dilated, hypertrophic, and spongiform cardiomyopathy. Literature review summarizes etiology, pathogenesis, clinical and morphological diagnostic criteria, and treatment options. The article also discusses challenges of clinical and morphological diagnosis of cardiomyopathy during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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Barinova et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Peripartum cardiomyopathy with right ventricular non-compact myocardium (n=1). Peripartum cardiomyopathy with right ventricular non-compaction presented with combined dilated, hypertrophic, and spongiform features in 1 fatal case.
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