American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 116-121 , 1 January 2010

Comparison of Right Ventricular Functional Response to Exercise in Hypertrophic Versus Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

  • Gunnar Plehn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Marienhospital Herne, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: (0049) 2323-499-5617; fax: (0049) 2323-499-301
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  • Julia Vormbrock, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Marienhospital Herne, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Stefan Perings, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cardiology, Prevention and Sports Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
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  • Alexander Plehn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
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  • Axel Meissner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Marienhospital Herne, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Thomas Butz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Marienhospital Herne, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Hans J. Trappe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Marienhospital Herne, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany

Received 18 February 2009 ,Revised 7 August 2009 ,Accepted 7 August 2009.

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PII: S0002-9149(09)02227-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.08.662

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 116-121 , 1 January 2010

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