Peri-partum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a frequently fatal disease that affects women near
delivery, and occurs more frequently in women with pre-eclampsia and/or multiple gestation …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an often fatal disease that affects pregnant women
who are near delivery, and it occurs more frequently in women with pre-eclampsia and/or …

1828 OKAMOTO H et al. and the incidence of myocardial infarction is estimated at 0.6–1 per
10,000 pregnancies, but claims the life of a mother and her fetus. 12 Hypertension and …

Background—Recent studies suggest that angiogenic imbalance during pregnancy may
lead to acute peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). We propose that angiogenic imbalance …

In the USA and the UK, peripartum cardiomyopathy has grown impressively as a cause of
maternal morbidity and mortality (Whitehead et al. 2003). Heart failure associated with …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a condition with an incompletely understood etiology,
although many risk factors for this disorder have been mentioned. Preeclampsia (PE) is a …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare and life-threatening disease that affects young
women in the last month of pregnancy or within 5 months of delivery. It is a form of dilated …

In 2010, the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group
on peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) defined PPCM as 'an idiopathic cardiomyopathy …

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Peripartum cardiomyopathy: one disease with many faces Uri Elkayam 1,2 * and Hezzy …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) remains challenging to manage, particularly related to
the variable recovery pattern. Although many women have full recovery, others have …