Physiological Reduction in Left Ventricular Contractile Function in Healthy Postpartum Women: Potential Overlap with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

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Sitara G. Khan,

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre, London, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Narbeh Melikian,

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre, London, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Sitali Mushemi-Blake,

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre, London, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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William Dennes,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Fadi Jouhra,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Mark Monaghan,

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre, London, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Ajay M. Shah

* E-mail: ajay.shah@kcl.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre, London, United Kingdom, Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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