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Sex-Related Differences in Genetic Cardiomyopathies.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 3 May 2022
Argirò Alessia, Ho Carolyn, Day Sharlene M, van der Velden Jolanda, Cerbai Elisabetta, Saberi Sara, Tardiff Jil C, Lakdawala Neal K, Olivotto Iacopo
Abstract excerpt
Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous collection of diseases that have in common primary functional and structural abnormalities of the heart muscle, often genetically determined. The most effective categorization of cardiomyopathies is based on the presenting phenotype, with hypertrophic, dilated, arrhythmogenic, and restrictive cardiomyopathy as the prototypes. Sex modulates the prevalence, morpho-functional...
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