Myocarditis in infants and children: A review for the paediatrician

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 543-545

  Dancea, Adrian Bogdan ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Infants; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

CARDIOMEGALY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART EDEMA; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MYOCARDITIS; NEWBORN DISEASE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRICIAN; PROGNOSIS; REST; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0035568799     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/6.8.543     Document Type: Short Survey

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