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Editorial
. 2023 Jul 28;2(5):100434.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100434. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Obesity Cardiomyopathy as a Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death: Heavy Matters

Timothy P Fitzgibbons  1
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Obesity Cardiomyopathy as a Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death: Heavy Matters

Timothy P Fitzgibbons. JACC Adv. .
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Keywords: cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; echocardiography; left ventricular hypertrophy; obesity; sudden cardiac death.

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