New ECG criteria in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/ cardiomyopathy

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 524-530

  Cox, Moniek G P J ^a,f   Van Der Smagt, Jasper J ^a   Wilde, Arthur A M ^b   Wiesfeld, Ans C P ^c   Atsma, Douwe E ^d   Nelen, Marcel R ^a   Rodriguez, Luz Maria ^e   Loh, Peter ^a   Cramer, Maarten J ^a   Doevendans, Pieter A ^a   Van Tintelen, J Peter ^c   De Bakker, Jacques M T ^a,b,f   Hauer, Richard N W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Diagnosis; Electrocardiography; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESMOSOME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAKOPHILINS;

EID: 74549189072     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.832519     Document Type: Article

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