Non-familial cardiomyopathies in Lebanon: exome sequencing results for five idiopathic cases

• Autori principali: Marwan M. Refaat (Autore), Sylvana Hassanieh (Autore), Jad A. Ballout (Autore), Patrick Zakka (Autore), Mostafa Hotait (Autore), Athar Khalil (Autore), Fadi Bitar (Autore), Mariam Arabi (Autore), Samir Arnaout (Autore), Hadi Skouri (Autore), Antoine Abchee (Autore), Bernard Abi-Saleh (Autore), Maurice Khoury (Autore), Andreas Massouras (Autore), Georges Nemer (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Cardiomyopathies affect more than 0.5% of the general population. They are associated with high risk of sudden cardiac death, which can result from either heart failure or electrical abnormalities. Although different mechanisms underlie the various types of cardiomyopathies, a pr...