Histologic findings in the conduction system after cardiac transplantation and correlation with electrocardiographic findings

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 756-759

  Calzolari, Vittorio ^b   Angelini, Annalisa ^a   Basso, Cristina ^b   Livi, Ugolino ^b   Rossi, Lino ^b   Thiene, Gaetano ^b  

^a Istituto di Anatomia Patologica   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIS BUNDLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS NODE;

EID: 0033568158     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00431-2     Document Type: Article

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