
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy | American Heart Association
May 28, 2024 · Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), also known as postpartum cardiomyopathy, is an uncommon form of heart failure that happens towards the end of pregnancy or in the months …
PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY NETWORK PPCM Heart Failure …
The Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Network (PCN) is a network of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurses at clinical sites across the United States and Canada dedicated to …
Peripartum cardiomyopathy: Treatment and prognosis - UpToDate
Sep 12, 2025 · Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM, also called pregnancy-associated cardiomyopathy) is a rare cause of heart failure (HF) that affects patients late in pregnancy or in the early puerperium [1].
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms & Treatment
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare condition that weakens your heart muscle. This lowers your heart’s ability to pump blood to the rest of your body, which can be life-threatening. This condition affects …
What Is Postpartum Cardiomyopathy - WebMD
Jul 19, 2025 · Because your heart problems happen around childbirth, it's also called peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). Your lower left heart chamber (ventricle) grows larger and pumps less …
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
Jan 13, 2020 · Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a form of systolic heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) affecting childbearing women during pregnancy or in the early …
What a Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Diagnosis Means for Your …
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but serious form of heart disease that can appear sometime in the first five to six months after you've given birth or during the last month of pregnancy. …
PPCM-R - HOME | The Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Registry
In 2019 Dr. Arany, Dr. Lewey and Dr. Thordsen started working on building a Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Registry, later named PPCM-R, with the goal of better understanding Peripartum …
PPCMfund.com - Ppcm, Nonprofit
T he BNP and NT-Pro BNP are specialized/screening blood tests that have the ability to catch pregnancy-related & induced heart failure (PPCM - Peripartum-Cardiomyopathy) early enough to …
PPCM Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - cardiovasculardiseasehub.com
Apr 8, 2025 · Postpartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but serious condition that can develop in women during the final month of pregnancy or within the first five months after delivery. This …