Myocardial cell damage in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 503-506

  Ramaciotti, C ^a   Iannaccone, S T ^a,b   Scott, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Duchenne

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DETERIORATION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; T WAVE;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHEST PAIN; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 0042522638     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-002-0408-9     Document Type: Article

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