Peripartum heart failure in a patient treated previously with doxorubicin

Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Mar;71(3 Pt 2):506-8.

Abstract

Postpartum congestive heart failure developed in a primigravida seven years after doxorubicin therapy for osteosarcoma. Delayed cardiac toxicity may be affected by preeclampsia, anemia, or postoperative fluid management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Delivery, Obstetric
  • Doxorubicin / adverse effects*
  • Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Osteosarcoma / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Puerperal Disorders / chemically induced*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Doxorubicin