A Rare Presentation of Cardiomyopathy in Pregnancy

Elena Donald; Jay Leb; Martin Bialer; Kelly Axsom

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.022

A Rare Presentation of Cardiomyopathy in Pregnancy

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Jun 17;2(7):1066-1069. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.022.

Authors

Elena Donald¹, Jay Leb¹, Martin Bialer², Kelly Axsom¹

Affiliations

¹ New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York.
² Cohen Children's Medical Center, Northwell Health System, Great Neck, New York.

Abstract

Our patient presented in her third trimester of pregnancy with new onset of heart failure. A thorough workup in the initial postpartum period with detailed past medical history, advanced imaging modalities, and a multidisciplinary approach revealed a rare and treatable etiology of cardiomyopathy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: GDMT, guideline-directed medical therapy; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MTPD, mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency; RV, right ventricle/ventricular; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram; cardiomyopathy; genetic disorders; lipid metabolism disorders; pregnancy.

Publication types

Case Reports