Pacemaker Implantation for Sinus Node Dysfunction in a Young Patient With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 127-128

  Fayssoil, Abdallah ^a   Orlikowski, David ^b   Nardi, Olivier ^b   Annane, Djillali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DYSTROPHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYSPNEA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BISOPROLOL; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PERINDOPRIL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 77953983399     PISSN: 15275299     EISSN: 17517133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2009.00129.x     Document Type: Article

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