A rare cause of dilated cardiomyopathy; Alström syndrome

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-317

  Ünlü, Cihan ^a   Üstün, Ihsan ^a,c   Akay, Fahrettin ^b   Doǧan, Umuttan ^b  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DIYARBAKIR MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c MERSIN STATE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSE; METFORMIN; PERINDOPRIL;

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ADULT; ALSTROM SYNDROME; AUDIOMETRY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GYNECOMASTIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT; TESTIS ATROPHY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; EYE DISEASES; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249158489     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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