Prognostic significance of left ventricular aneurysms with normal global function caused by myocarditis

Chest

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1696-1702

  Frustaci, A ^a   Chimenti, C ^a   Pieroni, M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Cardiac aneurysm; Myocarditis; Prognosis; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METOPROLOL; PREDNISONE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0034538352     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.6.1696     Document Type: Article

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