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Cardiomyopathy in Africa: heredity versus environment

SUMMARY: Unlike other parts of the world in which cardiomyopathy is rare, heart muscle disease is endemic in Africa. The major forms of cardiomyopathy in Africa are dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF). Whereas DCM is a major cause of heart failure throughout the continent,...

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Autores principales: Mayosi, Bongani M, Somers, Krishna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4213757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17612750