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 …

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 …

Jun 5, 2024 · 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 …

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 (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. …

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 (PPCM), sometimes referred to as Post-partum cardiomyopathy, is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy that is defined as a deterioration in cardiac function presenting typically …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a type of heart muscle weakness that occurs near the end of pregnancy or in the months after. The word cardiomyopathy typically refers to a decrease in the function or …

Mar 4, 2025 · Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a form of heart failure during the systolic phase of pumping i.e. the heart pumping with force to circulate blood in the body.

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 …