Severe left ventricular dysfunction and arrhythmias as complications of Gram-positive sepsis: Rapid recovery in children

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 482-486

  Ferdman, B ^b   Jureidini, S B ^a   Gale, G ^b   Mink, R ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Left ventricular dilatation; Left ventricular dysfunction; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031769134     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900365     Document Type: Article

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