Risk of arrhythmias in MYotonic dystrophy: Trial design of the RAMYD study

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Russo, Antonio Dello ^a   Mangiola, Fortunato ^b   Bella, Paolo Della ^c   Nigro, Giovanni ^d   Melacini, Paola ^e   Bongiorni, Maria Grazia ^f   Tondo, Claudio ^g   Calò, Leonardo ^h   Messano, Loredana ^b   Pace, Manuela ^a   Pelargonio, Gemma ^a   Casella, Michela ^a   Sanna, Tommaso ^a   Silvestri, Gabriella ^a   Modoni, Anna ^a   Zachara, Elisabetta ^g   Moltrasio, Massimo ^c   Morandi, Lucia ⁱ   Nigro, Gerardo ^d   Politano, Luisa ^d   Palladino, Alberto ^d   Bellocci, Fulvio ^a   more..

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UILDM   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h ASL Roma B   (Italy)

ⁱ DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Electrophysiological study; Myotonic dystrophy type 1; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 1; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PACEMAKER; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SUDDEN DEATH;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 67650917084     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328319bd2c     Document Type: Article

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