Autonomic nervous system imbalance and left ventricular systolic dysfunction as potential candidates for arrhythmogenesis in Becker muscular dystrophy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-279

  Ducceschi, Valentino ^a   Nigro, Gerardo ^a   Sarubbi, Berardo ^a   Comi, Lucia I ^a   Politano, Luisa ^a   Petretta, Vito R ^a   Nardi, Stefano ^a   Briglia, Nicola ^a   Santangelo, Lucio ^a   Nigro, Giovanni ^a   Iacono, Aldo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Becker muscular dystrophy; Heart rate variability; Systolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA; DYSTROPHIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VAGUS NERVE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030962528     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)02933-1     Document Type: Article

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