Early Diagnosis Saves Lives
Prevention of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Project.
Advocating, Education and Research
Early Diagnosis Saves Lives
Prevention of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Project.
Advocating, Education and Research
What Are the Symptoms?
Severe Shortness of Breath
Extreme Swelling or Weight Gain
Extreme Swelling or Weight Gain
Severe cases have been: cannot walk a flight of stairs, can not walk from one side of the room to the other, or having to sleep propped up by several pillows.
Extreme Swelling or Weight Gain
Extreme Swelling or Weight Gain
Extreme Swelling or Weight Gain
Weight gain from fluid retention happens when a buildup of excess fluid can cause a sudden increase in weight of more than two pounds in one day or five pounds in a week. This needs to be checked out.
Fainting
Extreme Swelling or Weight Gain
Chest Pain or Fast Heart Beat
Severe dizziness and feeling faint. Can not stand for a length of time without feeling like you are going to pass out. Feeling dizzy or light-headed while in a seated position.
Chest Pain or Fast Heart Beat
Chest Pain or Fast Heart Beat
Chest Pain or Fast Heart Beat
Would be described as a discomfort, heaviness, pressure, aching, burning, fullness, squeezing, or painful feeling in your chest. It can be mistaken for indigestion or heartburn.
Persistent Cough
Chest Pain or Fast Heart Beat
Take the Self Test
Wheezing and coughing occur when fluid leaks into the lungs; it often causes a cough, which is the lung’s way of trying to remove the fluid.
Take the Self Test
Chest Pain or Fast Heart Beat
Take the Self Test
If you have any of these symptoms, please take the PPCM self test.
