Association of Myotonic Dystrophy and Sick Sinus Syndrome, with Special Reference to Electrophysiological and Histological Examinations

Internal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-188

  Segawa, Ikuo ^a   Kikuchi, Migaku ^a   Tashiro, Atsushi ^a   Hiramori, Katsuhiko ^a   Sato, Mamoru ^a   Satodate, Ryoichi ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological examination; Endomyocardial biopsy; Permanent pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

ADULT; BIOPSY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 0030099593     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.35.185     Document Type: Article

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