Simultaneous onset of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in identical middle-aged twins

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Zeitschriftentitel:	Postgraduate Medical Journal
Personen und Körperschaften:	Sutton, A G C, Somasundram, U, Hall, J A
In:	Postgraduate Medical Journal, 75, 1999, 881, S. 157-159
Format:	E-Article
Sprache:	Englisch
veröffentlicht:	Oxford University Press (OUP)
Schlagwörter:	General Medicine

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Zusammenfassung:	<jats:title>Summary</jats:title> <jats:p>Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is a primary myocardial disease which is characterised by left ventricular, or biventricular, dilatation and impaired contractility. The precise aetiology is unknown and the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors is debated. We report two identical male twins of Caucasian origin with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy who presented within a few months of each other.</jats:p>
Umfang:	157-159
ISSN:	0032-5473 1469-0756
DOI:	10.1136/pgmj.75.881.157