Risk factors
- maternal age >30
- multiple gestation
- preeclampsia, eclampsia
Clinical features
- LVEF <45%
- Onset between 36 weeks EGA and 5 months postpartum
- No other cause of heart failure
Management
- Delivery based on maternal hemodynamic stability
- Stand systolic heart failure regimen
- Thromboembolism prophylaxis
Elevated risk of recurrence
- LVEF <20% at diagnosis
- Persistent left ventricular systolic dysfunction
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