Presentation before 36th week of pregnancy | Pre-existing (dilated) cardiomyopathy, pulmonary oedema secondary to (pre-)eclampsia, myocarditis, autoimmune disease-related myocardial dysfunction (systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome), metabolic myopathy, ischaemic heart disease (eg. spontaneous coronary artery dissection). |
Presentation after 6 months postdelivery | Familial, pre-existing (dilated) cardiomyopathy, myocarditis. |
Presentation during complicated or traumatic delivery | Amniotic fluid embolism, takotsubo cardiomyopathy. |
Acute presentation immediately post partum after misoprostol administration | Coronary artery spasm with subsequent cardiac dysfunction, amniotic fluid embolism. |
Primary presentation with (tachy)arrhythmias or (aborted) sudden cardiac death | Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, mitral valve prolapse. |