Peripartum cardiomyopathy in a patient with hyperprolactinaemia.
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy in a patient with hyperprolactinaemia.
The clinical course of a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy and hyperprolactinaemia is described. Hyperprolactinaemia may be a factor in this patient's heart failure.
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.60.699.49