Acute fulminant myocarditis in children and adolescents: The role of mechanical circulatory assist

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-214

  Reiss, Nils ^a   El Banayosy, Aly ^a   Arusoglu, Latif ^a   Blanz, Ute ^a   Bairaktaris, Andreas ^a   Koerfer, Reiner ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; PATIENT TREATMENT; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

ANTICIPATED MORTALITY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE-SAVING OPTIONS; MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT PROGRAMS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYOCARDITIS; SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745006610     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mat.0000178049.13589.31     Document Type: Article

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