Absence of viral nucleic acids in early and late dilated cardiomyopathy

Heart

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 687-692

  Mahon, N G ^a   Zal, B ^a   Arno, G ^a   Risley, P ^a   Pinto Basto, J ^a   McKenna, W J ^a   Davies, M J ^a   Baboonian, C ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ADENOVIRUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTEROVIRUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEART DILATATION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0035190359     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.86.6.687     Document Type: Article

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