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 KY, 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.