Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and fatty replacement of the right ventricular myocardium: Are they different diseases?

Circulation

Volumn 97, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 1571-1580

  Burke, Allen P ^a   Farb, Andrew ^a   Tashko, Gerti ^a   Virmani, Renu ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiomyopathy; Death, sudden

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032574651     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.97.16.1571     Document Type: Article

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