Peripartum dilated cardiomyopathy: Case report and literature review

LOUDIYI, N and BELLOUIZE, S and ZAIMI, A and MALKI, M and MOUINE, N and BENYASS, A (2025) Peripartum dilated cardiomyopathy: Case report and literature review. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 15 (2). pp. 102-106. ISSN 2582-8185

Peripartum cardiomyopathy, also known as primary gravid cardiomyopathy, is a rare and underrecognized condition defined as systolic heart failure occurring during the last month of pregnancy or within the first five months postpartum, in the absence of any identifiable cause or preexisting heart disease. We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with no significant medical history, admitted for an episode of left-sided heart failure one month after delivery. The peripartum context raised suspicion for this diagnosis, prompting further investigations including echocardiography and cardiac MRI, which confirmed the condition.