Incidence of three presentations of acute myocarditis in young men in military service. A 20-year experience

European Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1120-1125

  Karjalainen, J ^a,b   Heikkila J ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Incidence; Military medicine; Myocarditis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN T;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COXSACKIE VIRUS; DISEASE MARKER; FINLAND; HEART DILATATION; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033179605     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1444     Document Type: Article

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