TY  - JOUR
T1  - Very Rare Cause of Cardiomyopathy in a Child: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
TT  - Çocuk Hastada Çok Nadir Bir Kardiyomiyopati: Peripartum Kardiyomiyopati
AU  - Başpınar, Osman
AU  - Coşkun, Serkan
PY  - 2025
DA  - October
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.54005/geneltip.1684441
JF  - Genel Tıp Dergisi
JO  - Genel Tıp Derg
PB  - Selçuk Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2602-3741
SP  - 1037
EP  - 1041
VL  - 35
IS  - 5
LA  - en
AB  - Abstract. Background: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PCMP) is characterized by severe systolic dysfunction of the heart, manifesting with signs and symptoms of heart failure in the last month of pregnancy or within the first five months postpartum in women with no previously known heart disease. Methods: A childhood-age pregnancy mother who presented to our emergency department at 3 months postpartum with complaints of dyspnea, orthopnea, edema, and palpitations. Following the diagnosis of PCMP, standard cardiomyopathy treatment was initiated alongside bromocriptine therapy. However, during follow-up, the patient died due to heart failure. PCMP, which is rare even in adult patients, can also occur in the pediatric age group. The using bromocriptine, which pediatric cardiologists may be less familiar with, in addition to standard heart failure therapy is needed to cure it, but the nature of the disease could be very severe.
KW  - peripartum cardiomyopathy
KW  - bromocriptine
KW  - childhood pregnancy
N2  - Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PCMP) is characterized by severe systolic dysfunction of the heart, manifesting with signs and symptoms of heart failure in the last month of pregnancy or within the first five months postpartum in women with no previously known heart disease. A childhood-age pregnancy mother who presented to our emergency department at 3 months postpartum with complaints of dyspnea, orthopnea, edema, and palpitations. Following the diagnosis of PCMP, standard cardiomyopathy treatment was initiated alongside bromocriptine therapy. However, during follow-up, the patient died due to heart failure. PCMP, which is rare even in adult patients, can also occur in the pediatric age group. The using bromocriptine, which pediatric cardiologists may be less familiar with, in addition to standard heart failure therapy is needed to cure it, but the nature of the disease could be very severe.
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1684441
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4808976
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