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Outlook Bleak for Future Pregnancy.

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| July 15, 2001 | Moon, Mary Ann | COPYRIGHT 2001 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Women who develop peripartum cardiomyopathy are likely to have poor outcomes in subsequent pregnancies, even if left ventricular function returned to normal after the disorder resolved, a recent study suggests.

Most women recover from peripartum cardiomyopathy--defined as heart failure of unknown etiology that develops during pregnancy or the postpartum period--but data on subsequent pregnancies are limited. There is "no consensus regarding recommendations for future pregnancies," said Dr. Uri Elkayam and his associates at the University of ...

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