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Non-compaction cardiomyopathy of the left ventricle diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance in a 2-generation family

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    Grigorios Korosoglou, Philipp Ehlermann, Derliz Mereles, Evangelos Giannitsis & Hugo A. Katus

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Korosoglou, G., Ehlermann, P., Mereles, D. et al. Non-compaction cardiomyopathy of the left ventricle diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance in a 2-generation family. Clin Res Cardiol 99, 765–768 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-010-0204-0

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