Background: Women with severe Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) can successfully undergo pregnancy without significant maternal or fetal complications. The optimal management strategies however ...

4 percent). Subsequent pregnancy in women with a history of peripartum cardiomyopathy is associated with a significant decrease in left ventricular function and can result in clinical ...

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a form of acute and sometimes severe cardiac degeneration that leads to clinical heart failure during pregnancy or in the early postpartum period. The disorder is ...

But it’s critical for new moms to keep an eye out for signs of postpartum complications because in rare cases, a serious form of heart disease known as peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) can develop ...

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) are associated with an increased risk of cardiomyopathy years after an affected pregnancy and regardless of hypertension severity ...

Kittleson: What sparked your interest in peripartum cardiomyopathy and pregnancy in patients with heart failure, and what still keeps you engaged today? Lindley: Honestly, when I was in medical ...

which is also called peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), is a rare form of heart failure. It occurs in the last month of pregnancy or up to 5 months after delivery. It is a type of congestive heart ...

Share on Pinterest FG Trade/Getty Images When heart failure occurs in the final weeks of pregnancy or in the first few months after delivery, it may be diagnosed as postpartum cardiomyopathy (also ...

Peri-partum cardiomyopathy, also known as post-partum cardiomyopathy or cardiomyopathy of pregnancy is quite rare, occurring in anywhere from 1 in 1500 to 1 in 4000 gestations. There are three ...

Women undergoing fertility treatments may be at an increased risk of a dangerous pregnancy condition called peripartum cardiomyopathy. But the heightened risk is not likely to be related to the ...

Women undergoing fertility treatments may be at an increased risk of a dangerous pregnancy condition called peripartum cardiomyopathy. But the heightened risk is not likely to be related to the ...