Children with fulminant myocarditis rescued with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [5]

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1325-1326

  Wu, E T ^a   Huang, S C ^a   Chen, Y S ^a   Wang, J K ^a   Wu, M H ^a   Ko, Wen Je ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; TROPONIN I;

BRAIN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MASSAGE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; THROMBOGENESIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748088149     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.077511     Document Type: Letter

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