Ellen Damgaard Andersen Explained

Ellen Damgaard Andersen
Alt:Ellen Damgaard Andersen
Birth Date:10 July 1939
Nationality:Danish

Ellen Damgaard Andersen is a physician and researcher who described Andersen Syndrome.[1] [2] [3] This autosomal, dominant trait and the syndrome was described as a condition where ventricular arrhythmia, with an accompanying a variant of long QT interval, periodic paralysis and distinctive physical characteristics.

Notes and References

  1. Pietersen. Adrian H.. Andersen. Ellen Damgaard. Sandøe. Erik. 1992-08-20. Atrial fibrillation in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. American Journal of Cardiology. English. 70. 5. A38–A43. 10.1016/0002-9149(92)91076-G. 1509997. 0002-9149.
  2. Web site: Whonamedit - dictionary of medical eponyms. www.whonamedit.com.
  3. Andersen ED, Krasilnikoff PA, Overvad H . Intermittent muscular weakness, extrasystoles, and multiple developmental anomalies. A new syndrome? . Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica . 60 . 5 . 559–64 . 1971 . 4106724 . 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1971.tb06990.x.