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Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences works toward preventing and curing cardiovascular diseases. It interconnects excellence in clinical and basic research to provide a unique infrastructure for talented cardiovascular researchers.

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    Before the heart thickens: unraveling the early origins of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic heart disease, but why symptoms vary so widely between patients with the same DNA defect has long remained unclear. In her thesis, Floor van den Dolder shows that changes in heart function and energy metabolism occur before the heart muscle thickens. Her findings call for earlier detection in people with a genetic predisposition.

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