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SUBMITTER: Sheppard R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4770544 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sheppard Richard R Hsich Eileen E Damp Julie J Elkayam Uri U Kealey Angela A Ramani Gautam G Zucker Mark M Alexis Jeffrey D JD Horne Benjamin D BD Hanley-Yanez Karen K Pisarcik Jessica J Halder Indrani I Fett James D JD McNamara Dennis M DM
Circulation. Heart failure 20160301 3
<h4>Background</h4>Black women are at greater risk for peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). The guanine nucleotide-binding proteins β-3 subunit (GNB3) has a polymorphism C825T. The GNB3 TT genotype more prevalent in blacks is associated with poorer outcomes. We evaluated GNB3 genotype and myocardial recovery in PPCM.<h4>Methods and results</h4>A total of 97 women with PPCM were enrolled and genotyped for the GNB3 T/C polymorphism. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was assessed by echocardio ...[more]