Cardiac sarcoidosis causing sudden death

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 566-567

  Suranagi, Vijayalaxmi V ^a   Malur, Prakash R ^a   Bannur, Hema B ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cardiac sarcoidosis; Myocarditis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; HEART SARCOIDOSIS; HEART WEIGHT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOIDOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 70350289898     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.56170     Document Type: Article

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