Increased plasma concentration of atrial natriuretic hormone in myotonic dystrophy

European Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 238-241

  Parlapiano, C ^a,b   Antonini, G ^a   Vichi, R ^a   Fragola, P V ^a   Campana, E ^a   Rota, C ^a   Borgia, M C ^a   Tonnarini, G ^a   Negri, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial natriuretic hormone; Cardiac arrhythmias; Congestive heart failure; Holter ECG system; Myotonia atrophica

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 0031971969     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007941     Document Type: Article

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