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MOGE(S): a standardized classification of cardiomyopathies?

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Cardiomyopathy classification has been subject to revisions for >60 years. The new MOGE(S) classification system, which incorporates information on structural and functional abnormalities, organ involvement, genetics, aetiology, and disease severity, is a step towards a globally accepted nomenclature, but needs to be applicable in all health-care systems around the world.

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Mayosi, B. MOGE(S): a standardized classification of cardiomyopathies?. Nat Rev Cardiol 11, 134–135 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2013.219

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