Cardiac troponin-I as a screening tool for myocarditis in children hospitalized for viral infection

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-285

  Renko, M ^a   Leskinen, M ^a   Kontiokari, T ^a   Tapiainen, T ^a   Hedberg, P ^a   Uhari, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Cardiac enzymes; Perimyocarditis; Screening

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; TROPONIN I;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TROPONIN I; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 74349121751     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01580.x     Document Type: Article

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