Diagnostic criteria for peripartum cardiomyopathy

Diagnostic criteria for peripartum cardiomyopathy Diagnostic criteria for peripartum cardiomyopathy are: Development of heart failure in the last month of pregnancy or within 5 months after delivery Left ventricular systolic dysfunction with ejection fraction less than 45% No other identifiable cause for heart failure No recognized heart disease before the last month of pregnancy Reference van Spaendonck-Zwarts KY1, van Tintelen JP, van Veldhuisen DJ, van der Werf R, Jongbloed JD, Paulus WJ, Dooijes D, van den Berg MP. Peripartum cardiomyopathy as a part of familial dilated cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 2010 May 25;121(20):2169-75.
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