Peripartum cardiomyopathy: A puzzle closer to solution

Figure 3 Autoantibodies in peripartum cardiomyopathy. Multiple types of cardiac antigen antibodies are common in PPCM. This Figure illustrates the presence of cardiac myosin heavy chain antibodies in PPCM patients from two African nations and Haiti. None were found in control normal postpartum patients from South Africa[81]. SA: South Africa; Mo: Mozambique; Ha: Haiti; Con: Controls; PPCM: Peripartum cardiomyopathy.