Pathologic evidence of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy and myocarditis in two siblings

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-46

  D'Amati, Giulia ^a   Fiore, Fabio ^b   Giordano, Carla ^b   De Biase, Luciano ^b   Laurenti, Anna ^b   Gallo, Pietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

EID: 0031964921     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(97)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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