Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an idiopathic reduction in left ventricular function, presenting at the peripartum period. The diagnosis is based on echocardiographic features and excluding other causes of heart failure. Similar to any other cause of heart failure, the management of PPCM consists of diuretics, prevention of ventricular remodeling, preventing short and long-term complications. Ventricular clots, transient cerebral ischemic attacks, lower extremity thrombosis, kidney and liver infarcts and pulmonary thromboembolism have been previously reported in PPCM cases. Among them, pulmonary thromboembolism is one of the most important complications, as it is also a challenging differential diagnosis of PPCM. We discuss a case of PPCM followed by a diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism and briefly review the relevant PPCM literature.
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