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Mirjalili T. A Case Report of a Young Pregnant Woman with Preeclampsia and Acute Pulmonary Edema in Severe Transient Heart Failure. JSSU 2020; 28 (5) :2607-2613
URL: http://jssu.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-4653-en.html

Introduction: Young pregnant woman (32 weeks) following one-month illnesses, including peripheral edema, paresthesia and shortness of breath, for which no specific diagnosis was made in the evaluations; she was hospitalized with severe respiratory distress and pulmonary edema. Re-examination revealed severe systolic heart failure (left ventricular ejection fraction: 10-15%) with preeclampsia. After the relative stabilization of the patient's vital signs, the pregnancy was terminated. One week after termination of pregnancy, the patient's heart failure improved.