Sudden infant death syndrome and left ventricular hypertrabeculation-hidden arrhythmogenic entity?

Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 85-87

  Ker, J ^a   Du Toit Prinsloo, L ^a   van Heerden, W F P ^a   Saayman, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hypertrabeculation; Noncompaction; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTRABECULATION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INFANT; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 78650054442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11795468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/cmc.s5933     Document Type: Article

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