Significant Relationship Between Serum High-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Children With Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Artery Lesions

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 719-724

  Ou, Chun Yen ^a,b   Tseng, Yu Fang ^c,d   Lee, Cheng Liang ^b   Chiou, Yee Hsuan ^b,e   Hsieh, Kai Sheng ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Kaohsiung Municipal Min Sheng Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; cholesterol HDL; coronary artery disease; Kawasaki disease

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME;

EID: 71549130112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60395-8     Document Type: Article

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