Cardiac sarcoidosis mimicking arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: The renaissance of endomyocardial biopsy?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 477-479

  Corrado, Domenico ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GADOLINIUM;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART SARCOIDOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349127028     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01387.x     Document Type: Note

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