Unexpected Course of Left Ventricular Thrombus after COVID-19 Infection in a Woman with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Single Shield Against Double Shock
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, cilt.35, sa.1, ss.55-58, 2023 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.37616/2212-5043.1331
- Dergi Adı: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.55-58
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Peripartum cardiomyopathy, Cardiac thrombus, COVID-19
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCMP) is defined as heart failure that develops in the last trimester of pregnancy or in the first few months after delivery without an underlying cause. Altought it is seen rarely, it can lead to thromboembolic events and can be life-threatening. Similarly, COVID-19, which is a viral pneumonia agent, is known to cause throm-bogenesis. In this case report, the unexpected course of left ventricular thrombus developing in a patient with peri-partum cardiomyopathy accompanied by COVID-19 infection is presented.