Role of serum cardiac troponin T in the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic carditis

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 689-690

  Alehan, D ^a   Ayabakan, C ^a,b   Hallioglu, O ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Altunizade mah Atif Bey sok   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; TROPONIN T;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 2442663930     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.026088     Document Type: Article

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