The role of endomyocardial biopsy in the management of cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology.

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Published in Circulation on October 24, 2007

Authors

Leslie T Cooper1, Kenneth L Baughman, Arthur M Feldman, Andrea Frustaci, Mariell Jessup, Uwe Kuhl, Glenn N Levine, Jagat Narula, Randall C Starling, Jeffrey Towbin, Renu Virmani, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology

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1: Mayo Clinic.

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