Subclinical cardiac involvement in myotonic dystrophy manifesting as decreased myocardial Doppler velocities

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 188-194

  Vinereanu, Dragos ^a   Bajaj, Balwinder P S ^a   Fenton May, Jane ^a   Rogers, Mark T ^a   Mädler, Christoph F ^a   Fraser, Alan G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac function; Echocardiography; Myotonic dystrophy; Tissue Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS NODE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; SYSTOLE;

EID: 1242271390     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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