Assessment of right ventricular lipomatosis by histomorphometry in control adult autopsy cases

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-108

  Lorin de la Grandmaison, Geoffroy ^a   Le Bihan, C ^b   Durigon, M ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing process; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; Autopsy; Histomorphometry; Right ventricular lipomatosis

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034777048     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140100224     Document Type: Article

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