Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy: Clinical profile of four patients and review

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-316

  Yerra, Lakshminarayan ^a   Caskey, David ^a   Modi, Kalgi ^a   Reddy, Pratap ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

ARVD; Desmosomes; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; DISOPYRAMIDE; MEXILETINE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 41849136494     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000308364.02545.f2     Document Type: Article

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