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. 2017 Jun 1;2(6):700-702.
doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.0763.

Recovery in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Loss-of-Function Mutations in the Titin Gene

Kevin Luk  1 , Abeer Bakhsh  2 , Nadia Giannetti  2 , Eleanor Elstein  3 , Mark Lathrop  4 , George Thanassoulis  5 , James C Engert  6
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Recovery in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Loss-of-Function Mutations in the Titin Gene

Kevin Luk et al. JAMA Cardiol. .

Abstract

This study compares the prevalence of titin gene mutations in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy receiving standard pharmacological therapy with and without recovery of systolic function.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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