Eccentric may differ from concentric left ventricular hypertrophy because of variations in cardiomyocyte numbers.

Journal of cardiac failure

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 517-522

  Tracy, Richard E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 84894416482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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