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The MOGE(S) classification of cardiomyopathy for clinicians.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 22 Jul 2014
Arbustini Eloisa, Narula Navneet, Tavazzi Luigi, Serio Alessandra, Grasso Maurizia, Favalli Valentina, Bellazzi Riccardo, Tajik Jamil A, Bonow Robert O, Bonow Robert D, Fuster Valentin, Narula Jagat
Abstract excerpt
Most cardiomyopathies are familial diseases. Cascade family screening identifies asymptomatic patients and family members with early traits of disease. The inheritance is autosomal dominant in a majority of cases, and recessive, X-linked, or matrilinear in the remaining. For the last 50 years, cardiomyopathy classifications have been based on the morphofunctional phenotypes, allowing cardiologists to conveniently...
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