Episode #298 in the CardioNerds Decipher the Guidelines Series presents the case of a 36-year-old woman, 6 months postpartum, diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy during her pregnancy. At her follow-up visit, she reports no leg edema but feels breathless when carrying her child upstairs. She struggles with sleep but doesn’t experience orthopnea. The main question regarding the next best steps in her treatment is asked by New York Medical College medical student and CardioNerds intern Akiva Rosenzveig. It is answered first by Lahey Hospital and Medical Center internal medicine resident and CardioNerds Academy House faculty leader Dr. Ahmed Ghoneem, and then by expert faculty Dr. Clyde Yancy, professor of medicine and medical social sciences, chief of cardiology, and vice dean for diversity and inclusion at Northwestern University.

Reference: 298. Guidelines: 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure – Question #19 with Dr. Clyde Yancy. CardioNerds. Updated May 11, 2023. Accessed August 14, 2023. https://www.cardionerds.com/298-guidelines-2022-aha-acc-hfsa-guideline-for-the-management-of-heart-failure-question-19-with-dr-clyde-yancy/