Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesGuideline or statement

Living with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Statement from the Heart Failure Association and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions of the European Society of Cardiology

Eur J Heart FailPublished

  • Scientific statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Women with a new diagnosis of PPCM should be involved in decision-making on therapies, e.g. abstaining from breastfeeding or use of cardiac implantable electronic devices

  2. Women living with PPCM must be informed that a future pregnancy always carries a substantial risk and, with poor cardiac recovery, high morbidity and mortality

  3. Patients with PPCM are best managed by an interdisciplinary, multiprofessional approach (e.g. cardiologist, gynaecologist, nurses, psychologist, social workers)

Original publication

Living with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Statement from the Heart Failure Association and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 8 August 2024. doi:10.1002/ejhf.3377

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