Ventricular septal defect in a child with Alport syndrome: A case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bassareo, Pier P ^a   Marras, Andrea R ^a   Mercuro, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; COL4A5 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ALPORT SYNDROME; APPLICATION SITE RASH; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG EDEMA; NONSENSE MUTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; MUTATION; NEPHRITIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CLONIDINE; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MUTATION; NEPHRITIS, HEREDITARY; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 77957270959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-48     Document Type: Article

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