Cardiomyocyte apoptosis in cocaine-induced myocarditis with involvement of bundle of His and left bundle branch

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 116-118

  Iacobellis, Gianluca ^b   Kemp, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocyte apoptosis; Cocaine abuse; Left bundle branch; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG ABUSE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BUNDLE OF HIS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33747337794     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.08.052     Document Type: Article

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