<unk>  <unk>  is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy that is defined as a deterioration in cardiac function presenting between the last month of gestation and up to five months post-partum. As with other forms of dilated cardiomyopathy,<unk>  involves decrease of the left ventricular ejection fraction with associated congestive heart failure and increased risk of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias and even sudden cardiac death. The definition of<unk>  includes four criteria, three clinical and one echocardiographic:<unk>  occurs during last month of pregnancy or first five months after delivery, absence of an identifiable cause for cardiac failure, absence of heart disease prior to last five months of pregnancy, echocardiographic criteria -severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction, demonstrated by ejection fraction less than 45% or M-mode fractional shortening less than 30%(or both)  and left ventricular end-diastolic dimension >2.7cm/m².
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Aicardi syndrome
Siccardi syndrome
Uremic pericarditis
Stress cardiomyopathy
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy
Adrenergic myocarditis