Fulminant Myocarditis Associated With Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A Virus in Children

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 928-929

  Bratincsák, András ^a   El Said, Howaida G ^a   Bradley, John S ^a   Shayan, Katayoon ^a   Grossfeld, Paul D ^a   Cannavino, Christopher R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART ENZYME; TROPONIN I;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 76849092337     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.01.004     Document Type: Letter

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