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Diseases of the Myocardium, Pericardium, and Endocardium

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Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 31))

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Cardiomyopathies are disorders of the myocardium of unknown cause that are not associated with other disorders (figure 9-1). Specific heart muscle diseases, once known as secondary cardiomyopathies, are disorders of the myocardium of known cause or association, such as amyloid heart disease, sarcoid heart disease, or alcoholic heart disease.

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  1. Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, 1516 Jefferson Highway, 70121, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Franz H. Messerli M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine, Director) (Associate Professor of Medicine, Director)

  2. Hemodynamic Laboratory, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1516 Jefferson Highway, 70121, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Franz H. Messerli M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine, Director) (Associate Professor of Medicine, Director)

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Oakley, C.M. (1984). Diseases of the Myocardium, Pericardium, and Endocardium. In: Messerli, F.H. (eds) Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 31. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1815-7_9

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