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Family screening in black patients with isolated left ventricular non-compaction: the Chris Hani Baragwanath experience.
Cardiovascular journal of Africa - 1 Jan 2000
Basson Anneen L, Essop Mohammed R, Libhaber Elena, Peters Ferande
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BACKGROUND: Isolated left ventricular non-compaction (ILVNC), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMO) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are diseases that may be present in family members of patients with ILVNC. The primary aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and spectrum of cardiomyopathy in first-degree relatives of patients with ILVNC. A secondary aim was to compare a strategy of clinical screening,...
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