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Who are the top Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Local Doctors?
Elite in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Elite in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute (Congestive Heart Failure Clinic)

200 Lothrop Street, UPMC Presbyterian 5B Cardiology, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
Languages Spoken:
English
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Dennis M. McNamara, MD, MS, is a cardiologist and is certified in both cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the director of the Center for Heart Failure Research at UPMC and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency and cardiology fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.Dr. McNamara joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 1994. His clinical interests include the management of myocarditis and other forms of cardiomyopathy, and he is known nationally and internationally for his expertise in the management of peripartum cardiomyopathy. Dr. McNamara has published more than 150 manuscripts and book chapters and is a member of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.View Dr. McNamara's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Mcnamara is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Heart Transplant. Dr. Mcnamara is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Mcnamara is currently accepting new patients.

Elite in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Cardiology | Internal Medicine
Elite in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Cardiology | Internal Medicine

Frankel Cardiovascular Center

1425 E Ann St, Floor 3 Reception C, 
Ann Arbor, MI 
Languages Spoken:
English

Dr. Melinda Davis is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at University of Michigan. She is a general cardiologist and women’s heart specialist. She sees cardiology patients at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center and at Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital. Dr. Davis completed medical school at University of Chicago, internal medicine residency and was a chief resident at University of Illinois in Chicago, and cardiovascular medicine fellowship at University of Michigan. She is a leader in the emerging subspecialty of cardio-obstetrics. She is Co-Director of the University of Michigan Cardio-Obstetrics Program, and serves on the Michigan Maternal Mortality Review Committee of the Department of Health and Human Services, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee, and the ACC Cardio-Obstetrics Workgroup. Her clinical and research interests focus on pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease, including preeclampsia, coronary and valvular disease, heart failure, and peripartum cardiomyopathy. Dr. Davis is dedicated to medical education and serves as the Fellowship Program Director for Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Davis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Davis is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease.

 
 
 
 
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Imed Physicians

5121 S Cottonwood St, 
Murray, UT 
Languages Spoken:
English
Accepting New Patients

Rami Alharethi is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Murray, Utah. Dr. Alharethi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Alharethi is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Alharethi is currently accepting new patients.

What are the latest Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Clinical Trials?
Randomized Evaluation of Bromocriptine In Myocardial Recovery THerapy for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (REBIRTH)

Summary: The study will enroll 200 women newly diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy within 5 months postpartum in a randomized placebo controlled trial of bromocriptine therapy to evaluate its impact on myocardial recovery and clinical outcomes. Given that bromocriptine prevents breastfeeding, an additional 50 women with peripartum cardiomyopathy excluded from the trial due to a desire to continue brea...

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Effect of Bromocriptine in Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Women of Reproductive Age: A Hospital-Based Randomized Open Label Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial

Summary: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a condition associated with left and /or right ventricular (LV) dilatation and systolic dysfunction without coronary artery disease or abnormal loading circumstances proportionate to the severity of LV impairment. It is one of the leading causes of heart failure in younger adults. About 35% of patients have genetic mutations affecting cytoskeletal, sarcomere, and nu...