Impaired systolic function in loeys-dietz syndrome a novel cardiomyopathy?

Circulation: Heart Failure

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 707-708

  Eckman, Peter M ^a   Hsich, Eileen ^a   Rodriguez, E Rene ^b   Gonzalez Stawinski, Gonzalo V ^c   Moran, Rocio ^c   Taylor, David O ^a  

^a Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^b Departments of Anatomic Pathology   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LOEYS DIETZ SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LOEYS-DIETZ SYNDROME; MALE; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77953662342     PISSN: 19413289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.109.888636     Document Type: Article

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