Plasma carnitine status: A prognostic factor in children with dilated cardiomyopathy

Amino Acids

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-166

  Marx, M ^a,c   Skyllouriotis, M ^a   Legenstein, E ^b   Proll, E ^a   Wimmer, M ^a  

^a UNIV KLIN KINDER JUGENDHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Infants and children; Plasma carnitine

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CATECHOLAMINE;

ACYLATION; ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030986668     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01386478     Document Type: Article

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