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The Architecture of the Heart: Myocyte Organization and the Cardiac Extracellular Matrix

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Interstitial Fibrosis in Heart Failure

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LeGrice, I., Pope, A., Smaill, B. (2005). The Architecture of the Heart: Myocyte Organization and the Cardiac Extracellular Matrix. In: Villarreal, F.J. (eds) Interstitial Fibrosis in Heart Failure. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 253. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22825-X_1

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