Coronary arterial dimension-to-left ventricular mass ratio in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1277-1280

  Mela, Theofanie ^a   Meyer, Theo E ^a   Pape, Linda A ^a   Chung, Eugene S ^a   Aurigemma, Gerard P ^a   Weiner, Bonnie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033561473     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00074-0     Document Type: Article

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