Pediatric cardiomyopathy: The Australian experience

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 17-24

  Weintraub, Robert G ^a   Nugent, Alan W ^b   Daubeney, Piers E F ^c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Texas Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Left ventricular non compaction; Myocarditis; Sudden death; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34547417531     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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