Acute viral myocarditis: Epidemiology and pathophysiology

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Shekerdemian, Lara ^a   Bohn, Desmond ^b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute viral myocarditis; Epidemiology; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; COURSE EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS ETIOLOGY; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 33750837902     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000244338.73173.70     Document Type: Conference Paper

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