A 31-year-old African American female who is in her 30th week of pregnancy has been diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy. Which of the following statements best captures an aspect of peripartum cardiomyopathy?
A) Her diagnosis might be attributable to a disordered immune response, nutritional factors, or infectious processes.
B) Treatment is possible in postpartum women, but antepartum women are dependent on spontaneous resolution of the problem.
C) Mortality exceeds 50%, and very few surviving women regain normal heart function.
D) Symptomatology mimics that of stable angina and is diagnosed and treated similarly.
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