Cardiomyopathy in Becker muscular dystrophy - Does regional fibrosis mimic infarction?

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 823-825

  Petrie, Colin J ^a   Mark, Patrick B ^a   Dargie, Henry J ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Becker muscular dystrophy; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 28844465133     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: 1532429X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10976640500295524     Document Type: Article

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