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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotype revisited after 50 years with cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 14 Jul 2009
Maron Martin S, Maron Barry J, Harrigan Caitlin, Buros Jacki, Gibson C Michael, Olivotto Iacopo, Biller Leah, Lesser John R, Udelson James E, Manning Warren J, Appelbaum Evan
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OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to characterize the pattern and distribution of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to more precisely define phenotypic expression and its clinical implications in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). BACKGROUND: Based on prior pathologic and 2-dimensional echocardiographic studies, HCM has been regarded as a disease characterized by substantial...
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