CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE Pathological effects of alcohol ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disease char-acterised by idiopathic thickening of the left ventricle. Pathological evaluation of the myocardium shows myocyte hypertrophy, myocyte disarray and interstitial fibrosis. About 25% of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyo-pathy have hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ................
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