Histopathologic changes in asymptomatic relatives of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 281-283

  McKenna, Charles J ^a   Sugrue, Declan D ^b   Kwon, Hyuck M ^b   Sangiorgi, Giuseppe ^b   Carlson, Paula J ^b   Mahon, Niall ^b   McCann, Hugh A ^b   Edwards, William D ^b   Holmes Jr , David R ^b   Schwartz, Robert S ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0033556413     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00840-6     Document Type: Article

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