Surgical treatment for aortic regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction caused by Kawasaki disease

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 123-125

  Takahashi, Toshiki ^a   Taniguchi, Kazuhiro ^a   Matsuda, Hikaru ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic regurgitation; Aortic valve replacement; Kawasaki disease; Left ventricular function; Long term result

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY;

AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031614345     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100004765     Document Type: Article

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