Biopsy-proven myocardial sequels in Kawasaki disease with giant coronary aneurysms

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 602-609

  Yonesaka, Susumu ^a   Takahashi, Toru ^b   Eto, Shuji ^b   Sato, Takumi ^b   Otani, Katuki ^b   Ueda, Tomomi ^b   Sato, Akira ^b   Kitagawa, Yosuke ^b   Konno, Yuki ^b   Kinjo, Manabu ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acquired cardiac disease; cardiomyopathy; coronary arterial lesion; endomyocardial biopsy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DEGENERATION; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MICROTHROMBUS; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; MUSCLE FIBRIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 78649978974     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951109991132     Document Type: Article

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