Clinical outcomes of acute myocarditis in childhood

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 226-233

  Lee, K J ^a   McCrindle, B W ^a   Bohn, D J ^b   Wilson, G J ^b   Taylor, G P ^b   Freedom, R M ^a   Smallhorn, J F ^a   Benson, L N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Myocarditis; Paediatric cardiology

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032810325     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.2.226     Document Type: Article

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