Inflammation of the myocardium as a trigger for arrhythmias;Entzundung des myokards als arrhythmietrigger

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Klein, R M ^a   Vester, E G ^b   Brehm, M U ^b   Dees, H ^b   Picard, F ^b   Niederacher, D ^b   Beckmann, M W ^b   Strauer, B E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Immunosuppressive therapy; Myocarditis; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; BIOPSY; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033661185     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920070080     Document Type: Article

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