Steroid therapy and cardiac function in duchenne muscular dystrophy

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 768-771

  Markham, L W ^a   Spicer, R L ^a   Khoury, P R ^a   Wong, B L ^a   Mathews, K D ^b   Cripe, L H ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Steroids

Indexed keywords

DEFLAZACORT; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEART; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PREDNISONE; PREGNENEDIONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 31144470666     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-005-0909-4     Document Type: Review

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