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Hypertrophy and Dilatation

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Atlas of Cardiovascular Pathology

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Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ due to an enlargement of its constituent cells1.

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  1. National Heart Hospital, London, UK

    E. G. J. Olsen MD, FRC Path., FACC (Consultant Pathologist) & R. A. Florio FILMS

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Olsen, E.G.J., Florio, R.A. (1987). Hypertrophy and Dilatation. In: Atlas of Cardiovascular Pathology. Current Histopathology, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3209-8_2

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