Myocardial apoptotic index based on in situ DNA nick end-labeling of endomyocardial biopsies does not predict prognosis of dilated cardiomyopathy

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Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1060-1062

  Okada, Hideshi ^a   Takemura, Genzou ^a   Koda, Masahiko ^a   Kanoh, Motoo ^a   Kawase, Yukinori ^a   Minatoguchi, Shinya ^a   Fujiwara, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 23744498430     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.2.1060     Document Type: Article

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