Histiocytoid cardiomyopathy: A cause of sudden death in infancy

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 193, Issue 8, 1997, Pages

  Boissy, Christian ^a,c   Chevallier, Anne ^a   Michiels, Jean François ^a   De Swarte, Michel ^b   Mariani, Roger ^b   Hofman, Paul ^a   Saint Paul, Marie Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^b University of Côte d'Azur   (France)

^c PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Histiocytoid; Infant; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; MYOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 9844263379     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0344-0338(97)80020-9     Document Type: Article

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