Re-examination of the Electrocardiogram in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Correlation With Its Dilated Cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 262-265

  Thrush, Philip T ^a,e   Allen, Hugh D ^a,b   Viollet, Laurence ^c   Mendell, Jerry R ^a,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Heart Center   (United States)

^c Children's Research Institute   (United States)

^d MDA Clinic   (United States)

^e NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PR INTERVAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 58149464820     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.08.064     Document Type: Article

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