Atrial flutter or fibrillation is the most frequent and life-threatening arrhythmia in myotonic dystrophy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 329-335

  Brembilla Perrot, Béatrice ^a   Schwartz, Jérôme ^a   Huttin, Olivier ^a   Frikha, Zied ^a   Sellal, Jean Marc ^a   Sadoul, Nicholas ^a   Blangy, Hugues ^a   Olivier, Arnaud ^a   Louis, Sarah ^a   Kaminsky, Pierre ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; atrial flutter; myotonic dystrophy; prognosis

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895528190     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12260     Document Type: Article

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