Normal systolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Reality or myth?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 948-

  Efthimiadis, Georgios K ^a   Meditskou, Soultana ^a   Giannakoulas, Georgios ^a   Parcharidou, Despina ^a   Styliadis, Ioannis ^a   Mochlas, Sotirios ^a   Parcharidis, Georgios E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; SYSTOLE;

EID: 41849149611     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn019     Document Type: Letter

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