**9. Differential diagnosis**

PPCM should be differentiated from other forms of cardiomyopathy (**Figure 4**), heart failure, pulmonary thromboembolism, severe eclampsia, and pneumonia. From history, in physical examination and investigations, one must exclude myocardial infarction, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, and valvular heart disease [9].

**Figure 4.** *Four chamber echocardiographic view showing thrombus in PPCM.*
