Familial cardiomyopathy underlies syndrome of right bundle branch block, ST segment elevation and sudden death

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 443-448

  Corrado, Domenico ^a   Nava, Andrea ^a   Buja, Gianfranco ^a   Martini, Bortolo ^a   Fasoli, Giuseppe ^a   Oselladore, Luca ^a   Turrini, Pietro ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Anatomia Patologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; AUTOPSY; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0030067078     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00485-8     Document Type: Article

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