Peripartum cardiomyopathy is defined as heart failure with a left ventricular ejection fraction
(LVEF) below 45%, in which symptoms begin in the last month of pregnancy and up to 5 …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a form of heart failure with no known cause that
occurs toward the end of pregnancy or in the months following pregnancy and is marked by …

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

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare but critical disorder causing heart failure in
women in late pregnancy or puerperium. European Society of Cardiology (ESC) working …

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 an uncommon but life-threatening disease. PPCM is
dilated cardiomyopathy defined by systolic cardiac failure in the past month of pregnancy up …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare syndrome of heart failure presenting in late
pregnancy up to 5 months after delivery in absence of cardiac disease prior to pregnancy …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a type of heart failure due to systolic dysfunction
which affects childbearing women during pregnancy or in early postpartum period. Some …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a potentially life-threatening disease that occurs in
women of child-bearing age. The disease is characterized by a new onset of heart failure in …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare cause of heart failure. It is defined as
cardiomyopathy that develops in the last month of pregnancy or within 5 months of the …