Amniotic fluid embolism causing severe left ventricular dysfunction and death: case report and review of the literature

Authors

Nabil Dib, Advocate Aurora Health
Tanvir Bajwa, Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Dib N, Bajwa T. Amniotic fluid embolism causing severe left ventricular dysfunction and death: case report and review of the literature. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1996 Oct;39(2):177-80.

Affiliations

Milwaukee Heart Institute of Sinai Samaritan Medical Center

Abstract

Hemodynamic instability in amniotic fluid embolism has previously been demonstrated only by right heart catheterization. We present detailed documentation obtained by echocardiography and cardiac catheterization of a 35-year-old woman who developed amniotic fluid embolism and died from severe left ventricular dysfunction and wide QRS complex tachycardia despite intensive medical therapy (inotropes) and mechanical (intraaortic balloon pump) support.

Document Type

Case Report

PubMed ID

8922321