Ventricular ectopic beats: Not so benign

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1209-1210

  Wilber, David J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 67650716546     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.166579     Document Type: Editorial

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