Kristie McNealy, MD

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare yet terrifying condition which results in heart failure in the last month of pregnancy or within 5 months after delivery. Estimates of the prevalence of peripartum cardiomyopathy in the United States vary widely from 1 in 1,300 to 1 in 15,000 live births. Risk factors for the [...]