Syncope in complete atrioventricular block: Demonstration of virus genome in the myocardium;Synkope bei AV-block III: Nachweis von virusgenom im myokard

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 123, Issue 48, 1998, Pages 1443-1446

  Pauschinger, M ^a   Badorff, C ^a   Kuhl U ^a   Schwimmbeck, P L ^a   Kandolf, R ^b   Schultheiss, H P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; COXSACKIE VIRUS B3; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; SYNCOPE; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 0032573503     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1024200     Document Type: Article

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