Generalised myopathy in young adults with congenital heart disease

Heart

Volumn 97, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1115-1116

  Giardini, Alessandro ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MYOPATHY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 79959330406     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.217141     Document Type: Editorial

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