Rescreening of "healthy" relatives of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy identifies subgroups at risk of developing the disease

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Repetto, Alessandra ^a   Serio, Alessandra ^a   Pasotti, Michele ^a   Fontana, Alessandra ^a   Bertoletti, Alessandra ^a   Scelsi, Laura ^a   Magrini, Giulia ^a   Monti, Lorenzo ^a   Campana, Carlo ^a   Ghio, Stefano ^a   Tavazzi, Luigi ^a   Arbustini, Eloisa ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b Molecular Diagnostic   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Family screening; Rescreening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SCREENING;

EID: 8644287588     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehjsup.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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