Echocardiographic evaluation in asymptomatic relatives of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy reveals preclinical disease

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Mahon, Niall G ^b   Murphy, Ross T ^b   MacRae, Calum A ^b   Caforio, Alida L P ^b   Elliott, Perry M ^b   McKenna, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE;

EID: 22244436280     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-143-2-200507190-00009     Document Type: Article

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