Clinical profi ling of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy and its value for translational research

Postpartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disease of unknown etiology and exposes women to high risk of mortality after delivery despite optimal medical therapy. Experimental data suggested that enhanced oxidative stress promotes the proteolytical processing of the lactation hormone prolactin into a bio...

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Main Authors: Olaf Forster, Karen Sliwa, Denise Hilfi ker-Kleiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Heart Association 2017-04-01
Series:SA Heart Journal
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Online Access:https://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/SAHJ/article/view/2058