Right ventricular cardiomyopathy in the young: An emerging challenge

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 571-575

  Hamilton, Robert M ^a   Fidler, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; Children; Desmosome

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HOLTER MONITORING; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SYNCOPE; T WAVE;

ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MUTATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 62549126420     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.01.026     Document Type: Article

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