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Cardiomyopathy Diagnostic Criteria and Classification

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Controversy in Cardiology

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The history of cardiomyopathy from 1800 to 1965 was briefly reviewed by Mattingly (49). It is evident from this review that serious interest in diseases of the myocardium developed only during the present century. In recent years considerable knowledge has been gained concerning the ultrastructure and function of the normal and diseased myocardium. However, it seems that progress in clinical application of accumulating knowledge has possibly been retarded because of differences of opi nion and confusion regarding criteria for diagnosis and classification of the cardiomyopathies.

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    Edward K. Chung M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C. (Professor of Medicine, Director of the Heart Station) (Professor of Medicine, Director of the Heart Station)

  2. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA., 19107, USA

    Edward K. Chung M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C. (Professor of Medicine, Director of the Heart Station) (Professor of Medicine, Director of the Heart Station)

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Burch, G.E., Giles, T. (1976). Cardiomyopathy Diagnostic Criteria and Classification. In: Chung, E.K. (eds) Controversy in Cardiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86000-3_13

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