CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A mother who faced life-threatening heart complications during her pregnancy is now on a mission to raise awareness about the early warning signs of heart failure in ...

During the follow up period (median follow up time was 24.2 years), 4,812 offspring were diagnosed with heart failure. More severe forms of maternal loss, including loss of a partner or older ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. Deaths from heart disease in women who are pregnant or delivered a baby within one year have increased over the past 30 years.

Heart failure during pregnancy is a dangerous and often under-detected condition because common symptoms -- shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and trouble breathing while lying down -- are ...

Heart failure during pregnancy is a dangerous and often under-detected condition because common symptoms—shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and trouble breathing while lying down—are easily ...

"Something's wrong. Call your doctor." Her husband, Preston, rushed Cheryl to the hospital. Tests showed her heart function had dropped to 25%, meaning that she was in congestive heart failure.

Symptoms of this type of heart failure range from mild to deadly, and it affects an estimated 1 in 1,000 live births in the U.S. and closer to 1 in 100 live births in Nigeria.

Researchers find that accelerated aging biology in the placenta contributes to a rare form of pregnancy-related heart failure A form of heart failure that occurs during late pregnancy or early ...