Myocardial dysfunction in severe falciparum malaria

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-68

  Kumar, Poddutoor Preetham ^a   Kumar, Chirla Dinesh ^a   Shaik, Farhan A R ^a   Ghanta, Satish Babu ^a  

^a Rainbow Children's Hospital and Perinatal Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac dysfunction; Falciparum malaria; Severe malaria

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CAPTOPRIL; DOBUTAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID THERAPY; HEMATURIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MELENA; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEIZURE; TACHYCARDIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMALARIALS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950351429     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp050     Document Type: Article

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