Histologic diagnostic rate of cardiac sarcoidosis: Evaluation of endomyocardial biopsies

American Heart Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 299-302

  Uemura, A ^a   Morimoto, S I ^a   Hiramitsu, S ^a   Kato, Y ^a   Ito, T ^a   Hishida, H ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0032790896     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70115-8     Document Type: Article

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