Survival in biopsy-proven myocarditis: A long-term retrospective analysis of the histopathologic, clinical, and hemodynamic predictors

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 463-470

  Magnani, Jared W ^a,d   Suk Danik, H Jacqueline ^b   Dec Jr , G William ^a   DiSalvo, Thomas G ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPSY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 31344461400     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.037     Document Type: Article

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