Prolonged QT interval and sudden infant death - Report of two cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 147-153

  Bajanowski, T ^a   Rossi, L ^b   Biondo, B ^b   Ortmann, C ^a   Haverkamp, W ^c   Wedekind, H ^c   Jorch, G ^d   Brinkmann, B ^a  

^a INST OF REPRO MED OF THE UNIV   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac conduction system; Genetics; Long QT syndrome; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

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ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

EID: 0035233990     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00325-X     Document Type: Article

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