Endomyocardial biopsy: A procedure in search of an indication

American Heart Journal

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 759-760

  Mills, Roger M ^a   Lauer, Michael S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MYOCARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ENDOCARDIUM; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 3042775573     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.11.024     Document Type: Editorial

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