A de-novo deletion of dystrophin provoking severe 'peri-partum cardiomyopathy': the importance of genetic testing in peripartum cardiomyopathy to uncover female�…
A Ahmed, S Spinty, V Murday…�- International�…, 2016 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
A 25-year-old previously healthy female presented 4 weeks following delivery of a full-term
male with progressive breathlessness and peripheral oedema. She was Para 1+ 0. The
pregnancy and delivery were un-complicated with the birth of a phenotypically normal male.
Echocardiography revealed a dilated left ventricle with severe biventricular systolic
dysfunction and evidence of severe functional mitral regurgitation (Fig. 1). This was
confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, with a left ventricular ejection fraction of�…
male with progressive breathlessness and peripheral oedema. She was Para 1+ 0. The
pregnancy and delivery were un-complicated with the birth of a phenotypically normal male.
Echocardiography revealed a dilated left ventricle with severe biventricular systolic
dysfunction and evidence of severe functional mitral regurgitation (Fig. 1). This was
confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, with a left ventricular ejection fraction of�…