PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY A NIGHTMARE

AUXEELLIA PACKIA DEVI R. , BASAVARAJ N NAREGAL

PERIPATUM CARDIOMYOPATHY, PROLACTIN, DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

OBJECTIVE: To know the presentation, course and outcome of the condition. Peripartum means the final month of pregnancy through about five months after delivery. cardiomyopathy is a weakness of the heart muscle. So Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is weakness of heart muscle in the last month of pregnancy and within five months after delivery in absence of any cardiac disease. Risk factors for PPCM include advanced maternal age, multiparity, African race, twinning, gestational hypertension, and long-term tocolysis. PPCM is the diagnosis of exclusion. It’s a form of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy without any proven cause but it may be because of excessive production of abnormal prolactin, increased oxidative stress, coronary artery disease, viral infection in the heart, various inherited diseases, excess alcohol consumption, smoking and obesity. PPCM usually presents in postnatal period with shortness of breath, swelling of limbs, palpitation, fatigue. Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment are essential to optimize pregnancy outcome. Treatment mainly concentrate on to improve heart function with Beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARB, Diuretics, Anti-arrhythmic, anticoagulants.

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"PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY A NIGHTMARE", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.305 - 307, January-2023, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2301049.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 1, January-2023

Pages : 305 - 307

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_203393

Published Paper Id: IJSDR2301049

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Research Area: Medical Science

Country: pondicherry, pondicherry, India

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