Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: Is there a single gold standard test?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-309

  Corrado, Domenico ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ATROPHY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 1842427366     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03664.x     Document Type: Note

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