Cardiac resynchronization therapy in Becker muscular dystrophy: For which patients?

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-378

  Fayssoil, Abdallah ^a   Abasse, Soumeth ^b  

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

^b REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Becker muscular dystrophy; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

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

BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; COMPLICATION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HEART PACING; MALE; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957830378     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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