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Cardiomyopathies, Primary

Known as: Primary Cardiomyopathies, Primary Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Primary 
A disease of the heart muscle or myocardium proper whose cause is unknown.
National Institutes of Health

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Cardiomyopathies
Cardiovascular systemChestEndocardial FibroelastosisHeart

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Contemporary Definitions and Classification of the Cardiomyopathies
Classifications of heart muscle diseases have proved to be exceedingly complex and in many respects contradictory. Indeed, the… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The Genetic Basis for Cardiomyopathy from Mutation Identification to Mechanistic Paradigms
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Differential Activation of Signal Transduction Pathways in Human Hearts With Hypertrophy Versus Advanced Heart Failure
Background —Left ventricular failure is commonly preceded by a period of hypertrophy. Intriguingly, many of the signaling… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system in patients awaiting heart transplantation.
BACKGROUND Despite advances in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, mortality among transplant candidates… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Endothelins and Endothelin Receptor Antagonists: Therapeutic Considerations for a Novel Class of Cardiovascular Drugs
The 21-amino acid peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1) is the predominant isoform of the endothelin peptide family, which includes ET-2… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Reversal of chronic ventricular dilation in patients with end-stage cardiomyopathy by prolonged mechanical unloading.
BACKGROUND Ventricular dilation, indexed by marked shifts toward larger volumes of the end-diastolic pressure-volume relation… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Endothelium‐Dependent Vasodilation Is Attenuated in Patients With Heart Failure
BackgroundEndothelial cells produce a number of substances, collectively termed endothelium derived relaxing factor (EDRF), that… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Angiotensin II-forming pathways in normal and failing human hearts.
Reduced preload and afterload to the heart are important effects of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in the… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Myocardial Lesions of Progressive Systemic Sclerosis: A Cause of Cardiac Dysfunction
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Bedside technics for the evaluation of ventricular function in man.
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