PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY – A CLINICAL CASE

Abstract

This article presents a clinical case of peripartum cardiomyopathy in a 21-year-oldpatient with a gestational age of 32 weeks, accompanied by clinical manifestationsof heart failure and Lown-Ganong-Levine (LGL) syndrome. The patient underwentlaboratory and instrumental examinations, including echocardiography and Holtermonitoring. Thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy was ruled out in the process of differentialdiagnosis. The final diagnosis and management of the patient were determinedafter consultation with the State Institution "Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics andGynecology, named after Academician O.M. Lukyanova, of the National Academy ofMedical Sciences of Ukraine". Medical treatment significantly improved the patient'scondition and vaginal delivery went without complications. Manifestations of theperipartum cardiomyopathy gradually regressed and completely disappeared 6 monthsafter delivery.This case indicates the importance of timely diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathyfor a positive prognosis of patients.