In a mouse model, pregnancy-induced cardiac hypertrophy peaks postpartum rather than during gestation, with distinct temporal regulation by the renin-angiotensin and natriuretic peptide systems.
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No immediate change to peripartum monitoring; leaves open whether postpartum hypertrophy peaks translate to human pregnancy.
Ventura et al. (2015) studied this question.