Myocardial Strain and Strain Rate in Kawasaki Disease: Range, Recovery, and Relationship to Systemic Inflammation/Coronary Artery Dilation

BACKGROUND: Kawasaki Disease (KD), a systemic vasculitis of medium sized vessels, is the most common cause of acquired heart disease among children in the developed world. Some KD patients demonstrate echocardiographic evidence of depressed myocardial mechanics. However, the incidence, etiology, and...

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Autores principales: Frank, Benjamin, Davidson, Jesse, Tong, Suhong, Martin, Blake, Heizer, Heather, Anderson, Marsha S, Glode, Mary P, Dominguez, Samuel R, Jone, Pei-Ni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27182455
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9880.1000432

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4866607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27182455
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9880.1000432

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