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The Pathology of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

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Congenital Diseases in the Right Heart

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  1. Division of Pathology, Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, USA

    Glenn P. Taylor MD, FRCPC

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  2. Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK

    Robert H. Anderson

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Taylor, G.P. (2009). The Pathology of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. In: Redington, A.N., Van Arsdell, G.S., Anderson, R.H. (eds) Congenital Diseases in the Right Heart. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-378-1_16

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