Coronary artery fistula associated with Kawasaki disease

American Heart Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 584-588

  Liang, Chi Di ^a,b   Kuo, Ho Chang ^a,c   Yang, Kuender D ^a,c   Wang, Chih Lu ^d   Ko, Sheung Fat ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Po Jen Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

CORONARY VESSELS; CYTOKINES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PILOT PROJECTS; PLATELET COUNT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 60649110622     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.11.020     Document Type: Article

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