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Does LV outflow tract obstruction increase the risk of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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boxed-textElliott PM et al. (2006) Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and sudden death risk in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 27: 1933–1941

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Cecchi, F. Does LV outflow tract obstruction increase the risk of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?. Nat Rev Cardiol 4, 194–195 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0833

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