Kothari S S
Int J Cardiol. 1997 Jun 27;60(1):111-4. doi: 10.1016/s0167-5273(96)02906-3.
The aetiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy is unknown. Fragmentary evidence from the published literature are synthesised to suggest a hypothesis that prolactin-selenium interactions resulting in selenium deficiency and/or autoimmunity are responsible for peripartum cardiomyopathy. This hypothesis best explains the various known facts about the disease. The possible link between prolactin and selenium should be explored.
围产期心肌病的病因尚不清楚。综合已发表文献中的零散证据，提出一个假说：催乳素与硒的相互作用导致硒缺乏和/或自身免疫是围产期心肌病的病因。这一假说最能解释关于该疾病的各种已知事实。应探究催乳素与硒之间可能的联系。
