Author(s)

Léopold Houétondji Codjo¹, Serge Hugues Mahougnon Dohou^2*, Sèdjro Raoul Atade³, Fabrice Atika¹, Hamondji Nicolas Amegan⁴, Chabi Olaniran Alphonse Biaou⁵, Kayivi Murielle Hounkponou¹, Djidjoho Arnaud Sonou¹, Mahouna Philippe Adjagba⁶, Marielle Dorine Soude¹, Dominique Sacca⁷, Mèdéssè Rolande Quenum⁸, Aude Sourou Bodjrenou¹, Martin Dèdonougbo Houenassi¹

¹Cardiology Teaching and Research Unit (CNHU-HKM), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
²Teaching and Research Unit in Cardiology (CHUD-B/A), Faculty of Medicine, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin.
³Teaching and Research Department of Gynecology and Obstetric (CHUD-B/A), Faculty of Medicine, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin.
⁴Doctoral School of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
⁵Regional Institute of Public Health, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
⁶Cardiology Teaching and 6 Research Unit (CHU-MEL), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
⁷Cardiology Department of Atacora-Donga Department Hospital Center (CHD-A/D), Natitingou, Benin.
⁸Teaching and Research Unit in Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine (CHU-OP), University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.

Introduction: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a dilated cardiomyopathy occurring in the last month of pregnancy or the first five months postpartum without pre-existing cardiovascular pathology. It is a major cause of pregnancy-related heart failure with high morbidity and mortality. In severe forms (10% to 15% of cases), thrombo-embolic complications are the main cause. The initial hemodynamic evolution is totally unpredictable and sometimes extremely brutal and fatal. The objective of this work was to show the often pejorative evolution of PPCM in our country. Methods: We report in this work three serious clinical cases revealing the complications of this PPCM among patients admitted to the cardiology department of the CHUD-B/A in 2022 for heart failure. The data were collected according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Patients and Observations: The first case was a PPCM with severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction complicated by spontaneous left intraventricular contrast and right superficial sylvian ischemic stroke. The second case reports a global cardiac decompensation of a PPCM with severe LV systolic dysfunction complicated by an apical thrombus. The third case is that of a state of cardiogenic shock complicating a PPCM with severe LV systolic dysfunction. Among our 03 patients presenting these severe forms of PPCM, the evolution, in spite of the symptomatic and prognostic treatments of the heart failure, and even of the complications, was unfavourable with death in two of them. Conclusion: Complications of PPCM are frequent and fatal in Benin.

Cardiomyopathy, Peripartum, Complications, Parakou, Benin

Codjo, L. , Dohou, S. , Atade, S. , Atika, F. , Amegan, H. , Biaou, C. , Hounkponou, K. , Sonou, D. , Adjagba, M. , Soude, M. , Sacca, D. , Quenum, M. , Bodjrenou, A. and Houenassi, M. (2022) Complications of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy at the Departmental University Hospital Teaching of Borgou (Benin) in 2022: About 3 Cases. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 12, 514-526. doi: 10.4236/wjcd.2022.1211053.