Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy 1) LV EF <0.45 2) Meets the Framingham criteria for HF 3) new symptoms of HF or initial Echo diagnosis of LV dysfunction occurring in the month before or in the 5 months after delivery 4) no alternative cause of HF identified - BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs #postpartum #PPCM #Peripartum #Cardiomyopathy #Criteria #diagnosis #cardiology #obstetrics #obgyn
