Eosinophilic heart disease in a paediatric patient

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Dedieu, Natalie ^a   Giardini, Alessandro ^a   Khambadkone, Sachin ^a   Marek, Jan ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Endocardium; Inflammation; Mitral valve

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; PREDNISOLONE; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COUGHING; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; ENDOCARDITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC HEART DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; LOEFFLER ENDOCARDITIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE; THROMBOSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 78651374185     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq098     Document Type: Article

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