Diagnosis and presentation of fatal myocarditis

Human Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1003-1007

  Kytö, Ville ^a   Saukko, Pekka ^a   Lignitz, Eberhard ^b   Schwesinger, Günther ^b   Henn, Véronique ^c   Saraste, Antti ^a   Voipio Pulkki, Liisa Maria ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dallas criteria; Heart failure; Myocarditis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 24344483947     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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