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Did a shared thioredoxin-reductase gene mutation lead to maternal peripartum cardiomyopathy and fatal dilated cardiomyopathy in her son? A case report

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is characterized by development of left ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure that occurs towards the end of pregnancy or in the postpartum period in the absence of structural heart disease. A complex interplay of pathophysiological mechanisms likely con...

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Autores principales: Rajapreyar, Indranee, Sinkey, Rachel, Pamboukian, Salpy V., Tita, Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7118298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2020.e00196