Sudden death in an adult with a small ventricular septal defect and an aneurysmal membranous septum

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-103

  Sarubbi, B ^a   Gerlis, L M ^c   Ho, S Y ^b   Somerville, J ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm of membranous septum; Right bundle branch block hereditary; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032611742     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100007514     Document Type: Article

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