Lesions of mediastinal paraganglia in chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy: Cause of sudden death?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 417-420

  Ramos, S G ^a   Matturri, L ^a   Rossi, L ^a   Rossi, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; EDITORIAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030020048     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90381-6     Document Type: Editorial

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