Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

The Lancet

Volumn 381, Issue 9862, 2013, Pages 242-255

  Maron, Barry J ^a,b   Maron, Martin S ^a,b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MUSCLE RESECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SARCOMERE;

EID: 84872551624     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60397-3     Document Type: Review

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