Profound cardiac conduction delay predicts mortality in myotonic dystrophy type 1

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-65

  Morner S ^a,b   Lindqvist, P ^a,b   Mellberg, C ^b   Olofsson, B O ^b   Backman, C ^a   Henein, M ^a,b   Lundblad, D ^c   Forsberg, H ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conduction disease; Echocardiography; Elec trocardiography; Myotonic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 1; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PROGNOSIS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953503638     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02213.x     Document Type: Article

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