Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2013; 138(12): 598
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1332929
Pro & Contra | Commentary
Kardiologie
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Die genetische Testung ist der Myokardbiopsie bei Kardiomyopathien überlegen – pro

Genetic testing is superior to biopsy of the myocardium in cardiomyopathy – yes
A. Thanaraj
1   Abteilung Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Pulmologie, Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Deutschland
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B. Meder
1   Abteilung Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Pulmologie, Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Deutschland
2   DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Standort Heidelberg
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Publication History

Publication Date:
12 March 2013 (online)

 
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