Despite the many advances in cardiovascular medicine, decisions concerning the
diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of left ventricular (LV) thrombus often remain …

Bromocriptine is a sympatholytic dopamine D2 receptor agonist with remarkable
bioactivities. It has been used clinically as a prescription drug for more than 30 years to treat …

Hormones have a vital duty in the conservation of physiological cardiovascular function
during pregnancy. Alterations in oestrogen, progesterone and prolactin levels are …

Hypertrabeculation and noncompaction are congenital or acquired abnormalities of
myocardial anatomy characterized by prominent trabeculations, intertrabecular recesses …

Abstract Purpose of Review To discuss the association of left ventricular hypertrabeculation/
noncompaction (LVHT/LVNC/NCCM) with genetic disease and to outline the therapeutic …

Objectives: Outline the criteria for peripartum cardiomyopathy. Review the presentation of
peripartum cardiomyopathy. Describe the management of peripartum cardiomyopathy …

Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a complex multifactorial clinical syndrome, developing as a
continuum, and progressing from the initial insult (underlying cause) to the subsequent …

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a relatively rare, potentially life-threatening,
idiopathic form of cardiomyopathy that affects previously healthy young women during late …

Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a heterogeneous entity and, in reality, a likely
spectrum of disease which is clinically associated with arrhythmia, thromboembolic …

Pregnancy in individuals with a mechanical heart valve has been classified as very high risk
because of a substantially increased risk of maternal mortality or severe morbidity. Lifelong …