Effect of corticosteroid on arrhythmic events in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 326-327

  Kusano, Kengo F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; SARCOIDOSIS;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CORTICOSTEROID; SARCOIDOSIS; VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS; SARCOIDOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887209247     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: 18764738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2013.09.004     Document Type: Editorial

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