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Letter to the Editor
Comment On: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Treatment with Dopamine Agonist and Subsequent Pregnancy with a Satisfactory Outcome
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(11):580-581
11-01-2016
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Letter to the EditorComment On: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Treatment with Dopamine Agonist and Subsequent Pregnancy with a Satisfactory Outcome
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(11):580-581
11-01-2016Views63Medeiros e Melo et al report a case of a patient with pre-eclampsia and peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) successfully treated with the dopamine receptor D2 agonist cabergoline. Treatment with the dopamine receptor agonist bromocriptine is currently being evaluated in a multicenter clinical trial (NCT00998556) that is based on the concept of dopamine agonists inhibiting the enzymatic […]See more -
Letter to the Editor
Use of Prolactin Inhibition in the Treatment of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(9):477-478
09-01-2016
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Letter to the EditorUse of Prolactin Inhibition in the Treatment of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(9):477-478
09-01-2016Views89I certainly agree with Dr. Melo and colleagues that newer treatments are necessary for the therapy of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM); and particularly in those areas of the world with higher mortality and morbidity rates. My hope is to encourage Dr. Melo and colleagues, or others, to carry out a carefully controlled study of either cabergoline […]See more -
Letter to the Editor
Cabergoline in the Treatment of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(8):423-424
08-01-2016
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Letter to the EditorCabergoline in the Treatment of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(8):423-424
08-01-2016Views95It is premature to make a recommendation for treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) with prolactin inhibition (bromocriptine or cabergoline) as in the one-case report of Melo et al. There are now multiple reports of trials for PPCM subjects in the use prolactin inhibition treatment compared with non-use of this modality that show no statistically significant […]See more -
Letter to the Editor Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(8):423-424
08-01-2016
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Letter to the EditorRevista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(8):423-424
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Letter to the Editor
Urine Pregnancy Test before Rubella Vaccination among Reproductive Age Females: An Observation
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(3):160-160
03-01-2016
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Letter to the EditorUrine Pregnancy Test before Rubella Vaccination among Reproductive Age Females: An Observation
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2016;38(3):160-160
03-01-2016Views51Dear Editor, Rubella is an important concern in obstetrics. It is a viral illness presenting with fever and skin rash. In a previous report on a seroprevalence study among pregnant women by Ferezin et al, “no patient was positive for IgM, and IgG reactivity was 99.6%.” It should be noted that rubella is an extremely […]See more