Fatal myocarditis: Morphologic and clinical features

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 702-706

  Carniel, Elisa ^a,b   Sinagra, Gianfranco ^a   Bussani, Rossana ^a   Di Lenarda, Andrea ^a   Pinamonti, Bruno ^a   Lardieri, Gerardina ^a   Silvestri, Furio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Struttura Complessa di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Epidemiology; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 16644390092     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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