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European Heart Journal 2000 21(5):351-353; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1783
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Editorial

Athletic left ventricular hypertrophy: long-term studies are required

G.P. McCann, D.F. Muir and W.S. Hillis

Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K.

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