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Editorial
. 2021 Jan 19;10(2):e018815.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.018815. Epub 2021 Jan 14.

Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy: New Clues in a Not So New Disease?

John L Jefferies  1
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Editorial

Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy: New Clues in a Not So New Disease?

John L Jefferies. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; cardiomyopathy; left ventricular noncompaction; prognosis.

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Comment on

  • Long-Term Survival of Patients With Left Ventricular Noncompaction.
    Vaidya VR, Lyle M, Miranda WR, Farwati M, Isath A, Patlolla SH, Hodge DO, Asirvatham SJ, Kapa S, Deshmukh AJ, Foley TA, Michelena HI, Connolly HM, Melduni RM. Vaidya VR, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jan 19;10(2):e015563. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.015563. Epub 2021 Jan 14. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021. PMID: 33441029 Free PMC article.

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