Increased left ventricular torsion in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutation carriers with normal wall thickness

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increased left ventricular (LV) torsion has been observed in patients with manifest familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and is thought to be caused by subendocardial dysfunction. We hypothesize that increased LV torsion is al...

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Main Authors: Marcus Tim J, Knaapen Paul, Germans Tjeerd, Brouwer Wessel P, Rüssel Iris K, van der Velden Jolanda, Götte Marco JW, van Rossum Albert C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/13/1/3
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