Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in congenital myotonic dystrophy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 366-369

  Igarashi, Hiroshi ^a   Momoi, Mariko Y ^a   Yamagata, Takanori ^a   Shiraishi, Hirohiko ^a   Eguchi, Ikuyo ^b  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031946350     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(97)00216-6     Document Type: Article

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