Fatty acid β-oxidation deficiency masquerading as fulminant myocarditis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-289

  De Lonlay Debeney, P ^a   Fournet, J C ^a   Bonnet, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Metabolism; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; ACYLCARNITINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE; FATAL OUTCOME; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHIES; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0032145996     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00122-3     Document Type: Article

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