Assessment of cardiac function in adolescents with duchenne muscular dystrophy: Importance of neurohormones

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-194

  Ramaciotti, Claudio ^a   Scott, William A ^a   Lemler, Matthew S ^a   Haverland, Cherie ^b   Iannaccone, Susan T ^a  

^a TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; NEUROHORMONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; BLOOD; CHILD; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NOREPINEPHRINE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS;

EID: 0036018878     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380201700307     Document Type: Article

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