Long-Term Prognosis of Adult Patients With Isolated Congenital Left Ventricular Aneurysm or Diverticulum and Abnormal Electrocardiogram Patterns

Circulation Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2465-2470

  Ohlow, Marc Alexander ^a   Lauer, Bernward ^a   Lotze, Ulrich ^b   Brunelli, Michele ^a   Geller, J Christoph ^a  

^a Zentralklinik Bad Berka ^*  (Germany)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Congenital; Diverticulum; Electrocardiogram abnormality; Left ventricle

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERTICULOSIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEATH; HEART VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLE DIVERTICULOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DIVERTICULUM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867856850     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-12-0193     Document Type: Article

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