A follow up study of myocardial involvement in patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS)

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 292-295

  Okajima, Y ^a   Tanabe, Y ^a   Takayanagi, M ^a   Aotsuka, H ^a  

^a CHIBA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; MELAS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031689851     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.3.292     Document Type: Article

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