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Dilated cardiomyopathy

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 5, Article number: 33 (2019) Cite this article

Various causes can underlie dilated cardiomyopathy, including genetic mutations, infections and inflammation, but the common end result is dilation of the ventricles, which leads to impaired contractility and heart failure.

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Dilated cardiomyopathy. Nat Rev Dis Primers 5, 33 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-019-0088-x

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