Impairment of cardiac autonomic function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Relationship to myocardial and respiratory function

American Heart Journal

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 808-812

  Lanza, Gaetano Antonio ^a   Russo, Antonio Dello ^a   Giglio, Vincenzo ^b   De Luca, Lucia ^a   Messano, Loredana ^a   Santini, Cesare ^b   Ricci, Enzo ^a   Damiani, Antonello ^b   Fumagalli, Giorgio ^b   De Martino, Giuseppe ^a   Mangiola, Fortunato ^b   Bellocci, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Centro Per Le Malattie Neuromuscolari   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

EID: 0035038322     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.114804     Document Type: Article

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