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Echocardiography as a Screening Test for Myocardial Scarring in Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Introduction. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is burdened with morbidity and mortality including tachyarrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. These complications are attributed in part to the formation of proarrhythmic scars in the myocardium. The presence of extensive LGE is a risk factor for adver...

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Autores principales: Compton, Gregory, Nield, Lynne, Dragulescu, Andreea, Benson, Lee, Grosse-Wortmann, Lars
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5126423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27974896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1980636