Plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentrations in patients with Kawasaki disease

Pediatrics International

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-248

  Kawamura, Takashi ^a   Wago, Masakuni ^a   Kawaguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Tahara, Masahiro ^a   Yuge, Masako ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA CITY ASA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain natriuretic peptide; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; MALE; MEASLES; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0034095660     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2000.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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