Cardiac involvement and CTG expansion in myotonic dystrophy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 249, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 693-698

  Merlevede, Karen ^a   Vermander, Dimitri ^b   Theys, Paul ^b   Legius, Eric ^b   Ector, Hugo ^b   Robberecht, Wim ^b  

^a AZ KLINA ^*  (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiac complications; CTG expansion; Myotonic dystrophy; Steinert disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PR INTERVAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; SINOATRIAL BLOCK; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 0036080610     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-002-0692-6     Document Type: Article

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