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Objectives Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare disease carrying a risk of death and chronic heart failure.It is unknown if women with PPCM have a family history of heart failure. We ...

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a type of dilated cardiomyopathy that develops in women without a history of heart disease during the last trimester of pregnancy or within 6 months postpartum. It ...

For Black mothers, living in poor neighborhoods contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, study finds.

Brianna Harris-Henderson started the nonprofit 'Let's Talk PPCM' to bring awareness to Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, a rare heart condition she knows about firsthand.

Black women have greater than a three-fold risk of maternal mortality than White women Cardiomyopathy is a leading cause of maternal mortality. Characteristics between groups were compared using ...

"That can make a diagnosis scarier than it needs to be." Here are some of the myths about cardiomyopathy that experts like Grewal encounter, along with the facts.The myth: There's only one kind of ...

On Mother’s Day, look at Peripartum or postpartum cardiomyopathy, a condition that affects first-time mothers who undergo weakness of the heart muscle that leads to heart failure and can be deadly.

Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have linked the risk of heart failure during pregnancy and senescence proteins produced by placental aging, which could clarify how peripartum ...

Conclusion: Peripartum cardiomyopathy complicated by ventricular tachycardia is a life-threatening combination. This case highlights the importance of timely diagnosis and management with combined ...