What Is Postpartum Cardiomyopathy and What Causes It?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us What Is Postpartum Cardiomyopathy and What Causes It?  This week: What you should know about postpartum cardiomyopathy - a type of heart failure associated with pregnancy. Also - You may be surprised by all the ways cocaine affects the cardiovascular system.   Richard N. Fogoros, M.D. Heart Disease Expert What Is Postpartum Cardiomyopathy and What Causes It? Postpartum cardiomyopathy is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy that leads to heart failure, and is associated with pregnancy. READ NOW Share What cocaine does to the heart Cocaine has several negative and life-threatening effects on the cardiovascular system, and makes heart disease a challenge to treat. READ NOW Share Dietary Fat Guidelines Were Flawed From The Beginning US Dietary Guidelines stressing low fat, low-saturated fat, and low cholesterol, were flawed from the very beginning. READ NOW Share What Should You Expect When Living With a Pacemaker? Having a pacemaker should not affect your daily life very much at all. Here's what you need to know about living a normal life with a pacemaker. READ NOW Share Secret Cardiology on Facebook Here is a Facebook page featuring issues related to your heart, that your cardiologist would rather not talk about.   READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • The 10 Best Foods for Your Sex Life • 5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Diet Right Now • 10 Things Women With PCOS Are Tired Of Explaining • What Is Postpartum Cardiomyopathy and What Causes It? • Your Start Doing List to Build More Muscle • The Best Foods to Eat After a Workout • What Causes Post-Exertional Malaise in ME/CFS? • 7 Tasty Ways to Use Fruit for Your Dessert Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Heart Disease newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved