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Posts Tagged ‘VALOR-HCM’

Mavacamten instead of septal reduction?

By Gordon Fox | February 9, 2022
Myosin and actin

On April 2, Dr. Milind Y. Desai, a leading HCM researcher and practitioner, will present initial results on mavacamten’s use in severely obstructed HCM patients.

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