Endothelial progenitor cells and arterial functions in the late convalescence period of Kawasaki disease

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1355-1359

  Liu, Xiao Qin ^a   Huang, Guo Ying ^a   Liang, Xue Cun ^a   Ma, Xiao Jing ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arterial function; Carotid artery stiffness index; Endothelial progenitor cells; Flow mediated dilation; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY LESION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEM CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONVALESCENCE; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; STEM CELLS;

EID: 68249127289     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01334.x     Document Type: Article

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