The role of endomyocardial biopsy in ARVC: Looking beyond histology in search of new diagnostic markers

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-117

  Asimaki, Angeliki ^a   Saffitz, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; desmosomes; endomyocardial biopsy; intercalated disks; plakoglobin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; DESMOPLAKIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PLAKOGLOBIN; PLAKOPHILIN;

CARVAJAL SYNDROME; DESMOSOME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 78751518310     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01960.x     Document Type: Review

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