Emery-Dreifuss Humeroperoneal Muscular Dystrophy: Cardiac Manifestations

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 516.e1-516.e3

  Parmar, Malvinder S ^a,b   Parmar, Kamalpreet S ^c  

^a NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^b University of Queensland ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PERINDOPRIL; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMERY DREIFUSS HUMEROPERONEAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EMERY DREIFUSS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPOREFLEXIA; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 84863869764     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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