ext_23909 ([identity profile] a-nightengale.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] feuervogel 2012-05-28 10:37 pm (UTC)

Could be pregnancy-induced dilated cardiomyopathy (peripartum cardiomyopathy):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001240/ (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001240/)

If that sounds like something you can use, I know a few people who have it and can ask them for some specifics, if it would be helpful.

Edit--oooh, if she's just had a big emotional shock, she might end up with Takotsubo/broken heart syndrome:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/broken-heart-syndrome/DS01135 (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/broken-heart-syndrome/DS01135)

Broken heart syndrome usually resolves on its own in a week or two. PPCM is more long term and serious.

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