BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION:
The European Society of Cardiology Working group accepted PPCM as idiopathic cardiomyopathy (CM) with unknown pathophysiology and agreed as different CM from other types of cardiomyopathies. (1) PPCM incidence varies worldwide concerning ethnic and regional differences. The reported incidence rates have increased awareness of PPCM in the recent decade. PPCM may present with cardiogenic shock, acute HF, ventricular arrhythmias, peripheric embolism, and may have complete recovery. PPCM is a qualified instantaneous emerging clinical spectrum with a high probability of recovery than other cardiomyopathies. (2)
The diagnosis is made by excluding other identifiable causes of HF. It occurs towards the end of the pregnancy or during the postpartum period of five months presenting as HF clinical spectrum with left ventricular systolic dysfunction of LVEF<45%. There are no specific findings of PPCM; the diagnosis is based on clinical findings. (1)
CMR enables better visualization of cardiac morphology and functions and may show the diagnostic morphological characteristics of cardiomyopathies. In this paper, we aimed to evaluate clinical characteristics, CMR features, and relationship with endpoints that consist; of left ventricle recovery, left ventricular assist device implantation, and all-cause of mortality.