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Betty Raman
MBBS DPhil FESC FRACP
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
- NIHR South Central RRDN Cardiology Specialty Lead
- Wellcome Career Development Award Fellow
- RDM Cardiovascular Medicine EDI Champion
I am an academic cardiologist and a senior clinical research fellow with a special interest in advanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and its applications to inherited cardiovascular diseases.
I moved from Australia to Oxford in 2015, having completed my specialist clinical training in Cardiology (Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians) to undertake a DPhil in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), an inherited cardiac disease which is the number one cause of sudden death in young adults and athletes. During my DPhil, we discovered a novel oxygen-sensitive magnetic resonance approach, which showed tremendous potential in predicting risk in HCM patients and has the ability to detect myocardial deoxygenation/hypoxia in other diseases non-invasively (and without contrast). This work and other research of mine were recognised for their novelty and awarded a number of prestigious national and international prizes (ESC, AHA, BSCMR young investigator/early career awards, finalists at BCS and SCMR). For my post-doc, I was awarded a British Heart Foundation CRE Transition Intermediate Clinical Research Fellowship in 2020 to carry on my research. in HCM . At the peak of the pandemic, I also led efforts to better understand the medium to long term effects of COVID-19 on the health of patients using MRI, CPET and other validated measures of mental, physical and cognitive health in a large multicentre study (C-MORE study).
As part of my current research focus in HCM, I seek to identify early sensitive markers of disease activity for early- and late-stage clinical trials and for prognostic risk stratification. In 2024, I was awarded the highly prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award to discover and validate novel sensitive measures of disease activity in early stage HCM and to identify individuals at risk of disease progression and poor clinical outcomes. My research focusing on early-stage HCM using cutting-edge CMR measures, holds the potential to significantly improve the management of this disease. By precisely characterising patients at an unprecedented level of detail, I hope to proactively identify those poised for disease progression, thus enabling timely interventions with novel disease modifying and gene therapies. Dynamic endpoints that detect rapid response will not only minimise prolonged exposure to uncharted therapies but also pave the way for swift therapeutic assessments. My research is also expected to significantly accelerate the transition of drugs from phase II to phase III trials, fostering patient confidence and participation in these crucial studies.
Recent publications
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Raman B. and Clarke N., (2025), Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
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Shergill S. et al, (2025), BMJ Open, 15
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Daynes E. et al, (2025), Eur Respir J
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Tadros R. et al, (2025), Nat Genet
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Finnigan LEM. et al, (2025), Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 26
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Ashkir Z. et al, (2025), Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 26, 218 - 228
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Gharibzadeh S. et al, (2025), EClinicalMedicine, 79
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Shiwani H. et al, (2024), J Am Coll Cardiol
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Rua C. et al, (2024), Brain, 147, 4121 - 4130
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Finnigan LEM. et al, (2024), Radiology, 313
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Finnigan LEM. et al, (2024), Radiology, 313
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Effects of software on myocardial T1 measurements: a 3 T multicentre single vendor phantom study
Atkinson D. et al, (2024)
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Tyrer F. et al, (2024), Diabetes Obes Metab
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Samat AHA. et al, (2024), Int J Cardiol, 415
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Shiwani H. et al, (2024), JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 17, 1320 - 1331
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McCracken C. et al, (2024), BMJ Evid Based Med, 29, 313 - 323
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Leavy OC. et al, (2024), ERJ Open Res, 10
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Taquet M. et al, (2024), Lancet Psychiatry, 11, 696 - 708
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Mahmod M. et al, (2024), Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 17
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Reddy SA. et al, (2024), Eur Respir J
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Coleman JA. et al, (2024), Cardiovasc Res, 120, 914 - 926
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Pola K. et al, (2024), Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract, 2
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Siontis KC. et al, (2024), Eur Heart J Digit Health, 5, 416 - 426
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Elneima O. et al, (2024), ERJ Open Res, 10
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Kotronias RA. et al, (2024), Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 25
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Maron MS. et al, (2024), J Am Coll Cardiol, 83, 2037 - 2048
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Lawson CA. et al, (2024), Open Heart, 11
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Gandhi RS. and Raman B., (2024), Cardiovasc Res
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Liew F. et al, (2024), Nat Immunol, 25, 607 - 621
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Devine K. et al, (2024), Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 100, 317 - 327
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Elneima O. et al, (2024), Int J Epidemiol, 53
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Coleman JA. et al, (2024), Comput Biol Med, 169
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McCracken C. et al, (2024), BMC Med, 22
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Mills G. et al, (2024), EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 64
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Coleman JA. et al, (2024), Front Pharmacol, 15
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Headley DADL. et al, (2024), EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 64
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Baldwin MM. et al, (2024), EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 64
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Taquet M. et al, (2024), Brain Commun, 6
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Rua C. et al, (2024), BRAIN, 148, e3 - e3
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Singh SJ. et al, (2023), Eur Respir Rev, 32
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Raman B. and Ramasamy MN., (2023), Lancet Infect Dis
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Brightling CE. et al, (2023), Lancet Respir Med, 11, e93 - e94
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C-MORE/PHOSP-COVID Collaborative Group None., (2023), Lancet Respir Med, 11, 1003 - 1019
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Raman B., (2023), JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
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Grist JT. et al, (2023), Radiology, 309
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Coleman JA. et al, (2023), Int J Cardiovasc Imaging, 39, 1979 - 1996
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Taquet M. et al, (2023), Nat Med
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Ashkir Z. et al, (2023), Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 24, 1192 - 1200
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Jackson C. et al, (2023), Lancet Respir Med, 11, 673 - 684
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Farrant J. et al, (2023), Heart, 109, 1175 - 1182
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Dawson C. et al, (2023), BMJ Open Respir Res, 10
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Roca-Fernandez A. et al, (2023), J Hepatol
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Zheng B. et al, (2023), Lancet Reg Health Eur, 29
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Hermida U. et al, (2023), Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 24, 807 - 818
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Hundertmark MJ. et al, (2023), Circulation, 147, 1654 - 1669
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Elneima O. et al, (2023)
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Finnigan LEM. et al, (2023), EClinicalMedicine, 59
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Vidula MK. et al, (2023), JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 16, 609 - 624
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Heydari B. et al, (2023), JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 16, 478 - 491
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McAuley HJC. et al, (2023), EClinicalMedicine, 57
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Astley JR. et al, (2023), J Magn Reson Imaging
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ABNORMAL SKELETAL METABOLISM BUT NOT CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION AS A CAUSE FOR FATIGUE POST COVID-19
Cassar MP. et al, (2023), JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 81, 1397 - 1397
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Taquet M. et al, (2023), NATURE MEDICINE
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Shanmuganathan M. et al, (2023), Front Cardiovasc Med, 10
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Daines L. et al, (2023), ERJ Open Res, 9
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Mahmod M. et al, (2023)
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Condurache D-G. et al, (2023), Front Cardiovasc Med, 10
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Efficacy and Tolerability of AXA1125, an Endogenous Metabolic Modulator Composition, in Fatigue-predominant Long COVID: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study
Finnigan L. et al, (2023), AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 207
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Akhtar MA. et al, (2023), HEART, 109, A8 - A9
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LIVER DISEASE ACTIVITY IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK FACTOR FOR CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES -A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 33,616 INDIVIDUALS FROM THE UK BIOBANK
Roca-Fernandez A. et al, (2023), GASTROENTEROLOGY, 164, S72 - S73
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Majonga E. et al, (2023), BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH, 8, A7 - A7
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Leavy O. et al, (2023)
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Melhorn J. et al, (2023), Front Med (Lausanne), 10
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Liew F. et al, (2023), EBioMedicine, 87
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Pola K. et al, (2023), CIRCULATION, 148
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Raisi-Estabragh Z. et al, (2022), Heart, 109, 119 - 126
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McCracken C. et al, (2022), Nat Commun, 13
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Plekhanova T. et al, (2022), International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19
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Schuermans A. et al, (2022), J Am Heart Assoc
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Stewart I. et al, (2022), Am J Respir Crit Care Med
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Astin R. et al, (2022), Exp Physiol
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Magor-Elliott SRM. et al, (2022), J Appl Physiol (1985)
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Ramli FF. et al, (2022), Pharmaceuticals (Basel), 15
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PHOSP-COVID Collaborative Group None., (2022), Lancet Respir Med, 10, 761 - 775
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Topiwala A. et al, (2022), PLoS Med, 19
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Mahmod M. et al, (2022), J Cardiovasc Magn Reson, 24
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Grist JT. et al, (2022), Radiology
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Houchen-Wolloff L. et al, (2022), Thorax
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Tomic A. et al, (2022), Nat Commun, 13
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Kitt J. et al, (2022), BMJ Open, 12
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Raman B. et al, (2022), Eur Heart J
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Raman B. and Neubauer S., (2022), Radiology
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ASSOCIATION OF MRI-DERIVED LIVER BIOMARKERS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS, OUTCOMES, AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY-A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 33,616 INDIVIDUALS FROM THE UK BIOBANK COHORT
Roca-Fernandez A. et al, (2022), HEPATOLOGY, 76, S727 - S728
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Cardiopulmonary Assessment of COVID-19 Survivors Stratified by Acute Disease Severity and Post-Acute Symptoms
Szekely Y. et al, (2022), CIRCULATION, 146
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Holdsworth DA. et al, (2022), PLoS One, 17
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Ashkir Z. et al, (2022), Front Cardiovasc Med, 9
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Ashkir Z. et al, (2022), HEART, 108, A3 - A4
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Petousi N. et al, (2022), EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 60
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Jackson C. et al, (2022)
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Ananthakrishna R. et al, (2021), Int J Cardiol
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Raman B. et al, (2021), Circulation, 144, 1656 - 1658
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McCracken C. et al, (2021), HEART, 107, A4 - A5
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Captur G. et al, (2021), JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 14, 2123 - 2134
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Evans RA. et al, (2021), Lancet Respir Med, 9, 1275 - 1287
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Cassar MP. et al, (2021), EClinicalMedicine
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Raman B. et al, (2021), J Cardiovasc Magn Reson, 23
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Grist JT. et al, (2021), Radiology, 301, E353 - E360
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Longitudinal trajectory of cardiac magnetic resonance and cardiopulmonary exercise testing findings in moderate to severe COVID-19 and association with symptoms
Cassar MP. et al, (2021), EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 42, 238 - 238
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Cassar MP. et al, (2021), EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 58
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Lewandowski AJ. et al, (2021), J Am Coll Cardiol, 78, 683 - 692
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Skelly DT. et al, (2021), Nat Commun, 12
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Griffanti L. et al, (2021)
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Raisi-Estabragh Z. et al, (2021), Aging Clin Exp Res, 33, 1133 - 1144
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Griffanti L. et al, (2021), Front Neurol, 12
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Griffanti L. et al, (2021), Front Neurol, 12
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Raman B. et al, (2021), EClinicalMedicine, 31
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Raman B. and Kramer CM., (2020), JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
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Magnetic resonance imaging
HESS A. et al, (2020)
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Raman B. et al, (2020)
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Heydari B. et al, (2020), CIRCULATION, 142
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Page DJ. et al, (2019), Heart, 105, 1841 - 1842
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Impaired Stress Myocardial Oxygenation and Not Perfusion Reserve is Associated With Arrhythmic Risk in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Insights From a Novel Oxygen Sensitive Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Approach
Raman B. et al, (2019), CIRCULATION, 140
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Mahmod M. et al, (2019), JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 12, 2276 - 2278
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Blunted stress myocardial oxygenation and not myocardial perfusion reserve is associated with arrhythmic risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Raman B. et al, (2019), EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 40, 1360 - 1360
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Clarke WT. et al, (2019), NMR Biomed, 32
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Ariga R. et al, (2019), J Am Coll Cardiol, 73, 2493 - 2502
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Valkovič L. et al, (2019), J Cardiovasc Magn Reson, 21
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Raman B. et al, (2019), Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20, 157 - 167
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Chan K. et al, (2019), HEART, 105, A100 - A101
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Chan K. et al, (2019), HEART, 105, A17 - A18
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Raman B. et al, (2019), HEART, 105, A18 - A20