The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 8 , Pages 674-681 , August 2008

Recently Defined Cardiomyopathies: A Clinician's Update

  • Radhakrishnan Ramaraj, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests should be addressed to Radhakrishnan Ramaraj, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724.
    • ,
  • Vincent L. Sorrell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
    • Department of Radiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.
    • ,
  • Frank Marcus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
    • ,
  • Joseph S. Alpert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson
    • Department of Cardiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.037

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 8 , Pages 674-681 , August 2008

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