Angiogenesis, tumor necrosis factor-α and procoagulant factors in coronary artery giant aneurysm of a fatal infantile Kawasaki disease

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 186-189

  Pucci, Angela ^a   Martino, Silvana ^a   Celeste, Angela ^a   Linari, Alessandra ^a   Tibaldi, Maria ^a   Camosso, Elisa ^a   Muscio, Maruska ^a   Barattia, Giacomo ^a   Riva, Caterina ^a   Bartoloni, Giovanni ^b  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Coronary thrombosis; Cytokines; Giant coronary artery aneurysm; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; BETAMETHASONE; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; THROMBOPLASTIN; THROMBOPOIETIN RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MACROPHAGE; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS;

BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; CORONARY ANEURYSM; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MACROPHAGES; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; MYOCARDIUM; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; RECEPTORS, THROMBOPOIETIN; THROMBOPLASTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 42949162597     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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