Clinicopathological features of fatal cardiomyopathy in childhood: An autopsy series

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 675-680

  Roberts, Sebastian E A ^a   Pryce, Jeremy W ^a   Weber, Martin A ^b   Malone, Marian ^b   Ashworth, Michael T ^b   Sebire, Neil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autopsy; cardiomyopathy; paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEMOGRAPHY; FATAL CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84864695423     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02450.x     Document Type: Article

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