Myocardial bridging and sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Salome drops another veil

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1549-1550

  Olivotto, Iacopo ^a   Cecchi, Franco ^a   Yacoub, Magdi H ^b  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67650097599     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp216     Document Type: Editorial

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