Atrial fibrillation/flutter in myopathies

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-310

  Finsterer, Josef ^a   Stöllberger, Claudia ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cardiac involvement; Cardiac rhythm abnormality; Cardiomyopathy; Electrocardiography; Neuromuscular disorder; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; SARTANES;

BARTH SYNDROME; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEFIBRILLATOR; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; EMERY DREIFUSS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MCLEOD SYNDROME; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYOPATHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 48149091947     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.041     Document Type: Review

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