Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for children with fulminant myocarditis

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-134

  Mani, Anna ^a   Shankar, Sriram ^a   Tan, Teng Hong ^a   Wong, Keng Yean ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAPSE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MASSAGE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MYOCARDITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; CREATININE; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951039608     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309361162     Document Type: Article

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