Myocardial fibrosis in an veteran endurance athlete

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wilson, Mathew ^a   O'Hanlon, Rory ^b   Prasad, Sanjay ^b   Basavarajaiah, Sandeep ^c   Stephens, Nigel ^d   Senior, Roxy ^d   Shaw, Anthony ^d   Sharma, Sanjay ^c   Whyte, Gregory ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84896535213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.12.2008.1345     Document Type: Article

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