Progeria syndrome with cardiac complications

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1182-1185

  Ilyas, Saadia ^a   Ilyas, Hajira ^b   Hameed, Abdul ^c   Ilyas, Muhammad ^a  

^a Pakistan Heart Foundation   (Pakistan)

^b QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory failure; Progeria syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CHEST INFECTION; CHILD; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FACE MALFORMATION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LIMB DEFORMITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGERIA; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SPEECH DISORDER; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGERIA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 84882723564     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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