Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a heart in need of an energy bar?

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has been recently recognized as the most common inherited cardiovascular disorder, affecting 1 in 500 adults worldwide. HCM is characterized by myocyte hypertrophy resulting in thickening of the ventricular wall, myocyte disarray, interstitial and/or replacement fib...

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Main Authors: Styliani eVakrou, M Roselle eAbraham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00309/full