Original ArticleRest left ventricular function and contractile reserve by dobutamine stress echocardiography in peripartum cardiomyopathyFunção ventricular esquerda em repouso e reserva contrátil pelo ecocardiograma de estresse com dobutamina na miocardiopatia periparto

Aims To assess whether contractile reserve during dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) can predict left ventricular functional recovery in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy and to assess myocardial fibrosis by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in these patients.