Cabergoline as an adjuvant to standard heart failure treatment in peripartum cardiomyopathy: A case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Caruso (Author), Annalisa Scopelliti (Author), Sara Scaramuzzino (Author), Giuseppina Perrone (Author), Paola Galoppi (Author), Innocenza Palaia (Author), Ludovico Muzii (Author), Pierluigi Benedetti Panici (Author), Roberto Brunelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare and idiopathic form of dilated cardiomyopathy presenting late in pregnancy or early postpartum. Since the 16-kDa fragment of prolactin has been identified as a key factor in the pathophysiology of PPCM, prolactin inhibitors have been used as a...