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Severe Course of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Subsequent Recovery in a Patient with a Novel TTN Gene-Truncating Mutation.
The American journal of case reports - 12 Jul 2018
Kryczka Karolina E, Dzielińska Zofia, Franaszczyk Maria, Wojtkowska Izabela, Henzel Jan, Śpiewak Mateusz, Stępińska Janina, Bilińska Zofia T, Płoski Rafał, Demkow Marcin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a potentially life-threatening, pregnancy-associated cause of heart failure affecting previously healthy women. Recent research suggests a possible role of 16-kDa prolactin in promoting cardiomyocyte damage. However, the genetic predisposition is not well recognized. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 25-year-old woman with a severe course of PPCM with left...
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