The development of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: From mutation to bedside

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 568-578

  Brouwer, Wessel P ^a,b   van Dijk, Sabine J ^c   Stienen, Ger J M ^c   van Rossum, Albert C ^a,b   van der Velden, Jolanda ^c   Germans, Tjeerd ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carrier; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Myofilament; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC, FAMILIAL; CARRIER PROTEINS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUTATION; MYOCARDIUM; SARCOMERES;

EID: 79953741059     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2010.02439.x     Document Type: Review

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