Peripartum cardiomyopathy

MONDO:0018920

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an idiopathic, potentially fatal form of dilated cardiomyopathy that develops during the final month of pregnancy or within five months after delivery.

Also known as: peripartum cardiomyopathy, postpartum cardiomyopathy, Meadows' syndrome

13 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 4 tagged with Peripartum cardiomyopathy itself.

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↑ Pregnancy disorder (945) ↑ Non-familial dilated cardiomyopathy (11)

Including sub-types (13) Tagged with Peripartum cardiomyopathy (4)

Trials to join now! 1 Not yet recruiting 2 Completed 1

Can a breastfeeding drug mend broken hearts after childbirth?

Disease control Recruiting now

This study tests whether bromocriptine, a drug that stops breastfeeding, can improve heart function in women newly diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (a type of heart failure after childbirth). 200 women will receive either bromocriptine or a placebo, plus standard heart fa…

Phase 4 • Sponsor: Dennis M. McNamara, MD, MS • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC

Peripartum cardiomyopathy

Where it sits in the disease tree

Can a breastfeeding drug mend broken hearts after childbirth?