Histologic findings in patients with clinical and instrumental diagnosis of sporadic arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2305-2313

  Chimenti, Cristina ^a   Pieroni, Maurizio ^a   Maseri, Attilio ^a   Frustaci, Andrea ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; ARVD; EMB; endomyocardial biopsy; high power field; HPF; ICD; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; left ventricle ventricular; LV; magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; nonsustained ventricular tachycardia; nsVT; PVB

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; BIOPSY; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; ITALY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 2942513331     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.12.056     Document Type: Article

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