ArticleJACC. Basic to translational science2019
Breastfeeding, Cellular Immune Activation, and Myocardial Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.
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- Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Current Insights into Pathogenesis and Clinical Management: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Addressing maternal cardiovascular risk: The impact of lactation, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and racial disparities.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2025Article
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- Pregnancy and lactation induce distinct immune responses to COVID-19 booster vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection.JCI insight · 2025Article
- Sailing Across Contraception, Pregnancy, and Breastfeeding: The Complex Journey of Women with Cardiomyopathies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Cathepsin-D and outcomes in peripartum cardiomyopathy: Results from IPAC.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy: clinical outcomes and physician counseling.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- The inflammatory spectrum of cardiomyopathies.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Transcriptomic Comparison of Human Peripartum and Dilated Cardiomyopathy Identifies Differences in Key Disease Pathways.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Article
- Clinical characteristics, predictors and pregnancy outcomes in Indian women with peripartum cardiomyopathy.Obstetric medicine · 2023Article
- Global Research Trends and Future Direction in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Bibliometric Analysis.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2023Article
- Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Risks Diagnosis and Management.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Review
- Maternal Heart Failure.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Review
- Peripartum cardiomyopathy.Heart failure reviews · 2021Review
- A Case-Control Study of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Using the Rochester Epidemiology Project.Journal of cardiac failure · 2021Article
- Reply: Breastfeeding in Patients With Heart Failure: Lack of Evidence and Consensus.JACC. Basic to translational science · 2019Article
- Breastfeeding in Patients With Heart Failure: Lack of Evidence and Consensus.JACC. Basic to translational science · 2019Article
- To Breastfeed or Not to Breastfeed With Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.JACC. Basic to translational science · 2019Article
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Abstract
The etiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy remains unknown. One hypothesis is that an increase in the 16-kDa form of prolactin is pathogenic and suggests that breastfeeding may worsen peripartum cardiomyopathy by increasing prolactin, while bromocriptine, which blocks prolactin release, may be therapeutic. An autoimmune etiology has also been proposed. The authors investigated the impact of breastfeeding on cellular immunity and myocardial recovery for women with peripartum cardiomyopathy in the IPAC (Investigations in Pregnancy Associated Cardiomyopathy) study. Women who breastfed had elevated prolactin, and prolactin levels correlated with elevations in CD8
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