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.