Repolarization abnormalities in Duchenne-type muscular dystrophy

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 538-542

  Yilmazer, Murat Muhtar ^a   Ömeroǧlu, Rukiye Eker ^b   Bornaun, Helen ^a   Öner, Naci ^c   Nişli, Kemal ^b   Ertuǧrul, Türkan ^b  

^a DR BEHÇET UZ CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias, cardiac etiology; Child; Duchenne; Electrocardiography; Heart conduction system; Muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QT DISPERSION; SCHOOL CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; LONG QT SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; TIME; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 77349123526     PISSN: 10165169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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