Pathology of the heart and conduction system in a case of sudden death due to a cardiac fibroma in a 6-month-old child

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-112

  Ottaviani, Giulia ^a   Rossi, Lino ^a   Ramos, Simone G ^b   Matturri, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0032892038     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(98)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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