Heat Shock Proteins: Potential Modulators and Candidate Biomarkers of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a potentially life-threatening condition in which heart failure and systolic dysfunction occur late in pregnancy or within months following delivery. To date, no reliable biomarkers or therapeutic interventions for the condition exist, thus necessitating an urgent...
Main Authors: | Graham Chakafana, Timothy F. Spracklen, Stephen Kamuli, Tawanda Zininga, Addmore Shonhai, Ntobeko A. B. Ntusi, Karen Sliwa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.633013/full |
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