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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: histopathological features of sudden death in cardiac troponin T disease.
Circulation - 18 Sept 2001
Varnava A M, Elliott P M, Baboonian C, Davison F, Davies M J, McKenna W J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are at increased risk of premature death; this is particularly apparent for patients with mutations of the troponin T gene. Myocyte disarray and interstitial fibrosis, pathological features of HCM, may be determinants in these deaths. The relation between genotype, pathological phenotype, and mode of death has not been explored. METHODS AND RESULTS:...
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