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Cardiomyopathy (cont.)

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Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Editors: Daniel Lee Kulick, MD, FACC, FSCAI and William C. Shiel, Jr, FACP, FACR

REFERENCE: Maron, Barry J. MD, Chair; Towbin, Jeffrey A. MD, FAHA; Thiene, Gaetano MD; Antzelevitch, Charles PhD, FAHA; Corrado, Domenico MD, PhD; Arnett, Donna PhD, FAHA; Moss, Arthur J. MD, FAHA; Seidman, Christine E. MD, FAHA; Young, James B. MD, FAHA. "Contemporary Definitions and Classification of the Cardiomyopathies: An American Heart Association Scientific Statement From the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee; Quality of Care and Outcomes Research and Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Interdisciplinary Working Groups; and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention." Circulation: Volume 113(14)11 April 2006pp 1807-1816.


Last Editorial Review: 11/17/2009

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