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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-5633</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Colomb. Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-5633</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiologia. Oficina de Publicaciones]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-56332021000200107</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rccar.m21000020</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[A propósito de la cardiopatía periparto: una etiología olvidada]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Regarding peripartum heart disease: a forgotten etiology]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vanegas-Cardona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Saldarriaga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Clara I.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gallego]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Catalina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fajardo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Agudelo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lema]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Camila]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hurtado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cañas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eliana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica CardioVid Servicio de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>107</fpage>
<lpage>112</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-56332021000200107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-56332021000200107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-56332021000200107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: Identificar la epidemiología clínica y los procesos diagnósticos y terapéuticos de las mujeres con miocardiopatía periparto en un centro de referencia cardiovascular.  Método: Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo retrospectivo con pacientes de sexo femenino de entre 15 y 50 años con diagnóstico de cardiopatía periparto durante los últimos 10 años en una institución especializada de la ciudad de Medellín.  Resultados: Hubo 17 mujeres con diagnóstico de cardiopatía periparto, con una edad media de 31 años (± 6.7). El número promedio de embarazos fue de 1.0, con un 52.9%. Las condiciones más frecuentes durante la gestación fueron obesidad y preeclampsia, con un 23.5% para ambas; se halló diabetes gestacional en una paciente (5.9%) y dos presentaron hemorragia del primer trimestre (11.8%). El 41.2% de las mujeres tuvieron parto vértice espontáneo. Ninguna mujer tuvo antecedentes cardiovasculares. Los síntomas presentados al momento del diagnóstico fueron deterioro de la clase funcional (100%), edema en miembros inferiores (52.9%), ortopnea (76.4%) y disnea paroxística nocturna (88.2%). La terapia farmacológica iniciada incluyó diuréticos (58.8%), inhibidores de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina (IECA) (64.7%), betabloqueadores (82.4%), bromocriptina (5.8%), ivabradina (23.5%) y antagonistas de la aldosterona (64.7%).  Conclusiones: Este registro señala la similitud en nuestro medio de esta enfermedad, respecto a la epidemiología, la presentación y el manejo, con el resto del mundo. Muestra que el tratamiento farmacológico para falla cardiaca con la combinación de betabloqueadores, IECA y diuréticos sigue siendo el pilar fundamental en el tratamiento; además, destaca que la miocardiopatía periparto aún es una afección grave, con alta morbilidad y que permanece en insuficiencia cardiaca después del diagnóstico y con un riesgo importante de mortalidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: To identify the epidemiology and the diagnostic and therapeutic processes of women with peripartum cardiomyopathy on a cardiovascular reference center.  Method: A retrospective descriptive observational study was conducted with female patients between 15 and 50 years of age with a diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy during the last 10 years.  Results: 17 women with a diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy where included, with a mean age of 31 (± 6,7) years at the time of diagnosis. The average number of previous pregnancies was 1.0 in 52.9% of the population. Obesity and preeclampsia were present in 23.5% and 18.8%, respectively. Diabetes was found in one patient (5.9%) and two had hemorrhage of the first trimester (11.8%). 41.2% of the women had a spontaneous vertex delivery. The symptoms presented at the time of diagnosis were deterioration of their functional class in 100.0%, edema in the lower limbs in 52.9%, orthopnea in 76.4% and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea in 88.2%.  Conclusions: Our data show that peripartum cardiomyopathy occurs with a mode of presentation similar to the rest of the world, pharmacological treatment for heart failure with the combination of beta blockers, ACE inhibitors/ARBs, and diuretics continue to be the fundamental pillar in the treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy; It is also important to note that peripartum cardiomyopathy remains a serious condition with a high rate of critically ill patients who remain in heart failure after diagnosis with a significant risk of mortality.]]></p></abstract>
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