Myocardial crypts in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: The new gang in town

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 281-283

  Rowin, Ethan J ^a   Maron, Martin S ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDITORIAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MYOCARDIAL CRYPT; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 84863828774     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes035     Document Type: Editorial

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