Echocardiographic follow-up of diphtheric myocarditis?

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-81

  Groundstroem, Kaj E ^a   Molnar, Gabor ^a   Lumio, Jukka ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diphtheria; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPHTHERIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029655799     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177065     Document Type: Article

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