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Diagnostic and Pathogenic Relevance of Antimyocardial Antibodies and Circulating Immune Complexes in Perimyocarditis and Congestive Cardiomyopathy

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Abstract

The hemodynamic state of patients with congestive cardiomyopathy can be assessed by routine catheterization procedures. The underlying etiology, however, is often difficult to ascertain.

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Maisch, B., Kochsiek, K. (1983). Diagnostic and Pathogenic Relevance of Antimyocardial Antibodies and Circulating Immune Complexes in Perimyocarditis and Congestive Cardiomyopathy. In: Just, H., Schuster, H.P. (eds) Myocarditis Cardiomyopathy. International Boehringer Mannheim Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68608-5_6

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