Fat in the right ventricle of the normal heart

Histopathology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 98-104

  Tansey, D K ^a   Aly, Z ^a   Sheppard, M N ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; Fat; Heart; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICLE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 13244276345     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02054.x     Document Type: Article

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