PRINTER'S NO. 497
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
87
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HANNA, COHEN, KIRKLAND, BAKER, YOUNGBLOOD,
MILLARD, DAVIS, V. BROWN, DONATUCCI, DUSH, SONNEY, HARHART,
KIM, THOMAS, SCHWEYER, BISHOP, WHEELAND, J. HARRIS, KILLION,
SCHLOSSBERG, KINSEY, LONGIETTI, KAVULICH, C. PARKER, ROSS,
CALTAGIRONE, ROZZI, DiGIROLAMO, MARSICO, O'NEILL, D. COSTA,
FARINA, BROWNLEE, DeLUCA, MAHONEY AND GINGRICH,
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating February 25, 2015, as "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania; and urging the National
Institutes of Health to recognize "Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Awareness Day" and to advance research relating to peripartum
cardiomyopathy.
WHEREAS, Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare disorder in
which a pregnant woman's heart becomes weakened and enlarged
during the final stages of pregnancy or within five months of
giving birth; and
WHEREAS, The cause is unknown and patients usually have no
history of heart disease; and
WHEREAS, Peripartum cardiomyopathy may occur in childbearing
women of any age, but it is most common after age 30; and
WHEREAS, Symptoms include breathing difficulty when lying
flat, shortness of breath on exertion, swelling, frequent
nighttime urination, cough, excessive weight gain in the final
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