A myocardial cytotoxic process is involved in the cardiac dysfunction of meningococcal septic shock

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2979-2983

  Thiru, Yamuna ^a   Pathan, Nazima ^a   Bignall, Simon ^a   Habibi, Parviz ^a   Levin, Michael ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac troponin I; Cytotoxicity; Echocardiography; Ejection fraction; Meningococcal disease; Myocardial depression; Myocardial injury; Pediatrics; Sepsis; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CELL DEATH; CHILD; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033843469     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200008000-00049     Document Type: Article

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