Outcomes after "unroofing" of a myocardial bridge of the left anterior descending coronary artery in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 390-393

  Downar, J ^a   Williams, W G ^a   McDonald, C ^a   Wigle, E D ^b   McCrindle, B W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Myocardial bridging; Supraarterial myotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MYOTOMY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAARTERIAL MYOTOMY; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3342982877     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-003-0576-2     Document Type: Article

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