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[Advances in the molecular pathogenesis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Jun 2011
Song Yan-Rui, Liu Zhong, Gu Shu-Lian, Qian Li-Juan, Yan Qing-Feng
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary cardiac disorder characterized by asymmetric thickening of the septum and left ventricular wall. HCM affects 1 in 500 individuals in the general population, and it is the most common cause of sudden death in the young and athletes. The clinic phenotype of HCM is highly variable with respect to age at onset, degree of symptoms, and risk of sudden death. HCM is usually...
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