Sudden death in myotonic dystrophy [3]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1626-1629

  Russo, Antonio Dello ^a   Pace, Manuela ^a   Bellocci, Fulvio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; LETTER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUDDEN DEATH; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOTE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; QRS COMPLEX;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53749101578     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc081492     Document Type: Letter

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