Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: does it involve the heart?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-373

  Engin, Aynur ^a   Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan ^a   Elaldi, Nazif ^a   Erdem, Alim ^a   Yalta, Kenan ^a   Tandogan, Izzet ^a   Kaya, Safak ^a   Bakir, Mehmet ^a   Dokmetas, Ilyas ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiac functions; Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; NAIRO VIRUS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64649100617     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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