Myotonic dystrophy presenting as atrial flutter in childhood

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-92

  Suda, Kenji ^a   Matsumura, Masahiko ^a   Hayashi, Yuji ^b  

^a TENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Kinan Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmias; Cardiomyopathy; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA; BLOOD; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES;

EID: 5444266210     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951104001179     Document Type: Article

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