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Diagnostic work-up in cardiomyopathies: bridging the gap between clinical phenotypes and final diagnosis. A position statement from the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases.
European heart journal - 1 May 2013
Rapezzi Claudio, Arbustini Eloisa, Caforio Alida L P, Charron Philippe, Gimeno-Blanes Juan, Heliö Tiina, Linhart Ales, Mogensen Jens, Pinto Yigal, Ristic Arsen, Seggewiss Hubert, Sinagra Gianfranco, Tavazzi Luigi, Elliott Perry M
Abstract excerpt
In 2008, The ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases proposed an updated classification of cardiomyopathies based on morphological and functional phenotypes and subcategories of familial/genetic and non-familial/non-genetic disease. In this position statement, we propose a framework for the clinical approach to diagnosis in cardiomyopathies based on the recognition of diagnostic 'red flags' that...
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