Peripartum cardiomyopathy with biventricular thrombus which led to massive cerebral embolism
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Biventricular Thrombi Associated with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
A 22-year old woman visited the LAMB Hospital, Parbatipur, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, in February 2010, with exertional dyspnea for three weeks. She had had a normal vaginal delivery four months ago; 2-dimensional echocardiogram showed severe left ventricular dysfunction and biventricular thrombi, which resolved without complications after anticoagulation. Biventricular thrombosis with peripartum ca...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiology Cases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1878-5409
DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2013.10.002