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Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: from mutations to functional defects.
Circulation research - 21 Sept 1998
Bonne G, Carrier L, Richard P, Hainque B, Schwartz K
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is characterized by left and/or right ventricular hypertrophy, which is usually asymmetric and involves the interventricular septum. Typical morphological changes include myocyte hypertrophy and disarray surrounding the areas of increased loose connective tissue. Arrhythmias and premature sudden deaths are common. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is familial in the majority of cases and is...
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