The Pathology of the heart conduction system in congenital heart block

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 341-343

  Suarez Penaranda J M ^a,b   Munoz J I ^a,b   Rodriguez Calvo M S ^a,b   Ortiz Rey J A ^a,b   Concheiro, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b POVISA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Congenital malformation; Heart conduction system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; DEATH; ENDOCARDITIS; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIS BUNDLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SINUS NODE;

AUTOPSY; BUNDLE OF HIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33749987532     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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