Pediatric myocarditis: Emergency department clinical findings and diagnostic evaluation

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1278-1285

  Freedman, Stephen B ^a   Haladyn, J Kimberly ^a   Floh, Alejandro ^a   Kirsh, Joel A ^a   Taylor, Glenn ^a   Thull Freedman, Jennifer ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspartate aminotransferase; Chest radiograph; Diagnosis; Electrocardiogram; Emergency department; Gastroenteritis; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; CARDIOLOGIST; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36849026012     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-1073     Document Type: Article

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