Myocardial bridging in adult patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 889-894

  Sorajja, Paul ^a   Ommen, Steve R ^a   Nishimura, Rick A ^a   Gersh, Bernard J ^a   Tajik, A Jamil ^a   Holmes Jr , David R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0041864064     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00854-4     Document Type: Article

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