Resumen

ESTEVEZ RUBIDO, Yosleivy; ESTEVEZ RUBIDO, Misleidy; MARTINEZ HERMIDA, Lianybet  y  QUINTERO VALDIVIE, Isory. Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in an asymptomatic pregnant patient. CorSalud [online]. 2020, vol.12, n.2, pp. 232-236.  Epub 01-Jun-2020. ISSN 2078-7170.

Dilated cardiomyopathy in pregnancy is generally of unknown origin, but in 20-35% it is hereditary. Here is presented the case of a 22-year-old patient, 34.6 weeks of pregnancy, primipara, with a history of slight bronchial asthma, who was asymptomatic from the cardiovascular point of view, until a heart rate greater than 130 beats per minute and edema in lower limbs were found, which were the causes that bring her to the Department of Cardiology. The transthoracic echocardiogram revealed dilated cardiomyopathy with severely depressed left ventricular function, diastolic dysfunction, severe tricuspid and moderate mitral regurgitations, as well as slight pulmonary hypertension. It was considered a very high obstetric risk (group IV of the World Health Organization Classification) and, after coordinating with the national department of heart disease and pregnancy, the patient was sent to the reference center, where a cesarean section was performed without complications.

Palabras clave : Pregnant women; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart failure.

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