Right from the heart: When should myocardial biopsy be performed for suspected arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2705-2707

  Cooper Jr , Leslie T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EDITORIAL; HEART GRAFT; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM;

ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56449131447     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn471     Document Type: Editorial

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