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Rosai–Dorfman disease and left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy: A heart failure conundrum

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Laubham, M.P., Darki, A. Rosai–Dorfman disease and left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy: A heart failure conundrum. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 25, 1971–1975 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-018-1408-3

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