Peripartum cardiomyopathy:key points of diagnosis and treatment
CHEN Hai-tian
YE Li-sha
ZHU Cai-xia
Abstract：Peripartum cardiomyopathy(PPCM)is an unexplained decline in cardiac contractile function during late pregnancy and at several months after delivery,characterized by left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure.PPCM has not received significant attention from clinical practitioners due to its relative rarity,but its incidence rate has increased year by year in recent years,and it has become one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide.The symptoms of peripartum heart failure often resemble the physiological changes associated with pregnancy,which usually makes early diagnosis difficult and leads to related complications.This article focuses on the diagnosis and therapeutic management of peripartum cardiomyopathy to enhance clinical physicians' understanding of this condition.
Keywords：peripartum cardiomyopathyheart failurediagnosistreatment
Publication Date：2025-06-02
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 589-595 )