[Peripartum cardiomyopathy. A critical analysis of immunosuppression]. / Cardiomiopatia periparto. Análise critica da immunossupressão.

The authors review the literature about peripartum cardiomyopathy and describe a case of a white woman, 31 years old, primipara, who developed myocardial failure six hours after caesarian operation, with good results after immunosuppressive therapy.