Electrophysiologic abnormalities of cardiac function in progressive systemic sclerosis

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-25

  Rokas, Stelios ^a,b   Mavrikakis, Myron ^a   Agrios, Nikolas ^a   Mylonas, Dimitrios ^a   Antoniadou, Lito ^a   Moulopoulos, Spyridon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conduction delays; Electrophysiologic study; Progressive systemic sclerosis; Sinus node function; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BUNDLE OF HIS; CAROTID SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0030030895     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(96)80107-5     Document Type: Article

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