Sudden cardiac death as a complication of left partial ventriculectomy in patients with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-185

  Bestetti, Reinaldo B ^a  

^a UNAERP Medical School   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Heart failure treatment; Partial left ventriculectomy

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART DILATATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; VENTRICULECTOMY;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0032417537     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00311-8     Document Type: Letter

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