Should we perform systematic electrophysiological study in Steinert's disease?

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Fayssoil, Abdallah ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUDDEN DEATH;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 55649107072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-3-56     Document Type: Letter

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