Corticosteroid therapy for ventricular tachycardia in children with silent lymphocytic myocarditis

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 304-308

  Ino, Toshihiro ^a   Okubo, Mataichi ^a   Akimoto, Katsumi ^a   Nishimoto, Kei ^a   Yabuta, Keijiro ^a   Kawai, Sachio ^a   Okada, Ryozo ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYOCARDITIS; PREDNISOLONE; REMISSION INDUCTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0028860129     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(95)70567-8     Document Type: Article

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