In the first‐ever Selenium Supplementation Trial in PPCM however, we showed that a 3 month course of selenium supplementation significantly reduced HF symptoms, with a positive trend towards survival benefit but without significant impact on myocardial reverse remodelling. 14 In contrast, selenium deficiency was found in only 22% of apparently healthy puerperal women in Kano. 22 Another possibility is a genetic factor with racial significance such as the TT genotype of
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Disparities in clinical features and outcomes of peripartum cardiomyopathy in high versus low prevalent regions in Nigeria.
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