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[Classification, genetic predisposition and risk factors for the development of cardiomyopathies].
Der Internist - 1 Apr 2008
Pankuweit S, Richter A, Ruppert V, Funck R, Maisch B
Abstract excerpt
Cardiomyopathies are an important and diverse group of heart muscle diseases in which the heart muscle itself is structural or functional abnormal. This often results in severe heart failure accompanied by arrhythmias and/or sudden death. Clinical and morphological diversity of cardiomyopathies can reflect the broad spectrum of distinct underlying molecular causes or genetic heterogeneity. In addition, modifying...
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