Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: The search for obstruction

Circulation

Volumn 114, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 2200-2202

  Nishimura, Rick A ^a,b   Ommen, Steve R ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MUSCLE RESECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 33751246178     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.660928     Document Type: Editorial

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