Myotonic dystrophy and the heart: A systematic review of evaluation and management

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 600-608

  Lau, J K ^a   Sy, R W ^a   Corbett, A ^a   Kritharides, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Electrocardiogram; Electrophysiology; Myotonic dystrophy; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENE MUTATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART PACING; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC MONITOR; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MICROANGIOPATHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; ANIMAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASES; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 84933544290     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.069     Document Type: Review

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