Cardiac screening investigations in adult-onset progressive external ophthalmoplegia patients

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 593-596

  Pfeffer, Gerald ^a   Mezei, Michelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult onset; Asymptomatic; Cardiac conduction; Cardiomyopathy; Echocardiogram; Electrocardiogram; Mitochondrial myopathy; Progressive external ophthalmoplegia; Screening

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOMPERIDONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866309737     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.23538     Document Type: Article

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