Sudden cardiac death in acromegaly. Anatomopathologic observation of a case;Morte improvvisa cardiaca nell'acromegalia: Osservazione anatomopatologica di un caso

Minerva Medica

Volumn 89, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 287-291

  Matturri, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acromegaly, complications; Heart conduction system; Myocardial diseases etiology

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ACROMEGALY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031788569     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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