Incidental detection of parvovirus myocarditis at time of resection of discrete subaortic stenosis

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 596-598

  Tam, Pui Ying Iroh ^a   Butler, Karina ^a   McMahon, Colin J ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Myocarditis; Parvovirus; Viral infection of myocardium

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; STEROID;

AORTA SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARVOVIRUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INFANT; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

EID: 33751202412     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951106001004     Document Type: Article

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