최근 순천향대학교 의과대학 부속병원 산부인과에서 각각 정상 자연분만과 제왕절개술 후에 호흡곤란과 전신적 부종 및 혈압상승을 보였던 산후 심근 병증 환자 2례를 임상적으로 경험 하였기에 문헌적 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

Postpartum cardiomyopathy is a relatively uncommon from of heart failure that affects the women in the puerperium. It is usually defined as a cardiomyopathy occruing in the puerperium . An additional criteria includes the absence of other identifialbe cause of heart failure and the absence of other prior heart disease. It is important to recognize that the prognosis for this disorders is poor and that the mortality rate is generally ranged from 25 to 50 precent. Thus postpartum cardiomyopathy should be treated promptly and aggressively. We have experienced two cases of postpartum cardiomypathy which are presented with a brief review of the literatures.