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Increased Cancer Prevalence in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1 Dec 2019
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OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to analyze the prevalence and potential genetic basis of cancer and heart failure in peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). BACKGROUND: PPCM manifests as heart failure late in pregnancy or postpartum in women without previous heart disease. METHODS: Clinical history and cancer prevalence were evaluated in a cohort of 236 PPCM patients from Germany and Sweden. Exome sequencing...
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