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Too old for a life-threatening inherited cardiac condition? The importance of cascade genetic testing

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2025-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2734-6382 | Journal ISSN: 1220-658X
Language: English
Page range: 59 - 63
Published on: Mar 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Luciana Andreea Hrib, Andra Valeria Hadarag, Mihnea Casian, Michael Papadakis, published by Romanian Society of Cardiology
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