Peripartum cardiomyopathy - criteria for diagnosis

- Dilated cardiomyopathy, cause is unknown. 

- Prevalence 1: 1500 to 1:15,000 live births

Criteria for diagnosis

• Cardiac failure in the last month of pregnancy or within 5 months of delivery

• No previous cardiac disease

• No identifiable cause for cardiac failure

• Evidence of systolic dysfunction