What is it about?
The Meadows syndrome is characterized by systolic heart failure occurring in the last month of pregnancy or within the first five months postpartum [1]. The presence of severe cardiomyopathy is considered a contraindication for pregnancy.
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Why is it important?
We report the case of a patient with a history of Meadows cardiomyopathy during her last pregnancy, with an impaired ejection fraction, who became pregnant again [2].
Perspectives
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), also known as Meadows syndrome, is characterized by systolic heart failure occurring during the last month of pregnancy or within the first five months postpartum, in the absence of any known etiology or pre-existing heart disease. Severe cardiomyopathy is considered a contraindication for pregnancy [4].
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This page is a summary of: Pregnancy with a History of Meadows Cardiomyopathy, Journal of Case Reports and Medical History, April 2025, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jcrmh2500111.
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