Long-term follow-up free of ventricular fibrillation recurrence after resuscitated cardiac arrest in a myotonic dystrophy type 1 patient.
Europace
; 11(9): 1243-4, 2009 Sep.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19556250
ABSTRACT
Cardiac involvement in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is frequent with increased incidence of conduction disturbances and sudden cardiac death when compared with general population. We describe a 38-year-old man in whom the diagnosis of DM1 was made 8 years after occurrence of cardiac arrest owing to ventricular fibrillation and discuss management of DM1 patients at risk for sudden cardiac death.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ressuscitação
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Parada Cardíaca
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Distrofia Miotônica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article