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].

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 …

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 …

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 …

Jan 10, 2024 · 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.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (also called postpartum cardiomyopathy or PPCM) is an uncommon condition that causes a pregnant woman to develop heart failure. This condition happens at the end …

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.