Sudden death caused by cardiac sarcoidosis in childhood

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 939-942

  Duke, Christopher ^a   Rosenthal, Eric ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Children; Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0036742158     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00939.x     Document Type: Article

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