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Can peripartum cardiomyopathy be familial?

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1 Can peripartum cardiomyopathy be familial?
A.-E. Baruteau, G. Leurent, J.-M. Schleich, R. Gervais, J.-C. Daubert, P. Mabo  International Journal of Cardiology  Volume 137, Issue 2, Pages (October 2009) DOI: /j.ijcard Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 T1-weighted inversion recovery sequences, realized 10 min after injection of gadolinium: there is no late gadolinium enhancement, eliminating an inflammatory, infectious or ischaemic process. International Journal of Cardiology  , DOI: ( /j.ijcard ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Pedigree structure of the family. Female family members are indicated by circles; male family members are indicated by squares. Affected status is indicated by filled symbols ●, patients with no clinical or echocardiographic manifestations by unfilled symbols ○. Slashes denote deceased family members. Patient Ia, the mother of the propositus, has no clinical manifestation and a normal transthoracic echocardiography. Patient Ib, the father of the propositus, previously died from cerebral aneurysm rupture. Patients IIa and IIb are affected sisters, both presenting a PPCM during their first pregnancy, when they were 34 years old. International Journal of Cardiology  , DOI: ( /j.ijcard ) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions


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