Myocarditis in children and detection of viruses in myocardial tissue: Implications for immunosuppressive therapy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-208

  Camargo, Paulo Roberto ^a   Okay, Thelma Suely ^a   Yamamoto, Lídia ^a   Del Negro, Gilda Maria Bárbaro ^a   Lopes, Antonio Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Cardiotropic viruses; Immunosuppressive therapy; Myocarditis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 79953234791     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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