Heart rate – a novel target for treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy?

Abstract

the case with PPCM patients as they continue to display an elevated HR 6 months after delivery which represents 6 times the duration of normal recovery (Figure 1). ABSTRACTPeripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a maternal condition which manifests with symptoms of heart failure between the last month of pregnancy and 5 months postpartum.(1) It is an important health concern in the sub-Saharan region of Africa, with approximately 1 in 1 000 pregnant women affected by the condition in South Africa.(2)