Peripartum cardiomyopathy is idiopathic heart failure occurring in the absence of any
determinable heart disease during the last month of pregnancy or the first 5 months …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is defined by left ventricular dysfunction and development of
cardiac failure without a known cause and occurring in the final month of pregnancy and up …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a pregnancy-associated myocardial disease characterized by
the development of heart failure due to marked left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Although …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a poorly understood condition whose incidence in the United
States is 1 per 3000 to 4000 live births. 1 Previous descriptions of the disorder were based …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy, a type of dilated cardiomyopathy of unknown origin, occurs in
previously healthy women in the final month of pregnancy and up to 5 months after delivery …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is an under-recognized form of dilated cardiomyopathy of
unknown cause and is associated with excess morbidity and mortality in women of …

Congestive heart failure is an uncommon complication of pregnancy with potentially life-
threatening consequences. Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a disease of unknown cause in …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare disorder in which left ventricular dysfunction
and symptoms of heart failure occur in the peripartum period in previously healthy women …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a life-threatening condition of unknown cause that occurs in
previously healthy women during the peripartum period. It is characterized by left ventricular …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the birth prevalence and 7-year case-fatality rate of peripartum
cardiomyopathy for a statewide population by applying the National Institutes of Health …