Prognostic significance of morphometric endomyocardial biopsy analysis in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

American Heart Journal

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 372-376

  Grimm, Wolfram ^a   Rudolph, Sylvia ^a   Christ, Michael ^a   Pankuweit, Sabine ^a   Maisch, Bernhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0041625904     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00148-0     Document Type: Article

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