Successful bridge to transplantation in a patient with Becker muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 822-824

  Leprince, P ^a   Heloire, F ^b   Eymard, B ^a   Leger P ^a   Duboc, D ^b   Pavie, A ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART, ARTIFICIAL; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036298651     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(01)00393-X     Document Type: Article

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