Pacing for conduction disturbances in Steinert's disease: A new indication for biventricular ICD?

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 258-262

  Said, S A M ^a   Baart, J C ^a   De Voogt, W G ^b  

^a Twente Hospital Group   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis (coronary); Atrioventricular block pacing; Cardiomyopathy (dilated); Heart failure (congestive); Myotonic dystrophy; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PACEMAKER;

EID: 33750878197     PISSN: 09297456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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