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Diastolic abnormalities as the first feature of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Dutch myosin-binding protein C founder mutations.
JACC. Cardiovascular imaging - 1 Jan 2009
Michels Michelle, Soliman Osama I I, Kofflard Marcel J, Hoedemaekers Yvonne M, Dooijes Dennis, Majoor-Krakauer Danielle, ten Cate Folkert J
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OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that carriers of Dutch founder mutations in cardiac myosin-binding protein C (MYBPC3), without left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) or electrocardiographic abnormalities, have diastolic dysfunction on tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), which can be used for the screening of family members in the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) population. BACKGROUND: TDI is a more sensitive technique...
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