title: Left ventricular structure and function among sisters of peripartum cardiomyopathy patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Bayero University and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria; Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, Sweden. Electronic address: kkaraye@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Kamilu M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Karaye
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Umea Heart Centre, Umea, Sweden; Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Krister
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lindmark
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Umea Heart Centre, Umea, Sweden; Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Michael Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Henein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D058725:Peripartum Period; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D035781:Siblings; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Nigeria; Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Relatives; Screening; Sisters