to evaluate a possible loss of myocardial carnitine in less severe stages of chf , total myocardial carnitine levels were compared in right ventricular endomyocardial biopsies from 28 patients with mild , moderate and severe dilated cardiomyopathy , 8 patients with chf of different origin and 13 normal control subjects .
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myocardial
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endomyocardial biopsies