Is heart rate variability a valid parameter to predict sudden death in patients with Becker's muscular dystrophy?

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1686-1687

  Ammendola, E ^a   Russo, Vincenzo ^a,b   Politano, L ^a   Santangelo, L ^a   Calabro R ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 33750336564     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.082909     Document Type: Article

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