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Frequency and phenotypes of familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Jan 1998
Grünig E, Tasman J A, Kücherer H, Franz W, Kübler W, Katus H A
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OBJECTIVES: This prospective study was performed to analyze the frequency and clinical characteristics of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). BACKGROUND: Despite several previous reports on families with DCM, most cases are still believed to be sporadic, and specific clinical findings of the familial form are not well defined. METHODS: In 445 consecutive patients with angiographically proven DCM, we obtained...
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