A myocardial cytotoxic process is involved in the cardiac dysfunction of meningococcal septic shock.

Thiru, Y; Pathan, N; Bignall, S; Habibi, P; Levin, M

Thiru, Y; Pathan, N; Bignall, S; Habibi, P; Levin, M.

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Thiru Y; Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College School of Medicine at St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom. ythiru@doctors.org.uk

Crit Care Med ; 28(8): 2979-83, 2000 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10966282

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Cardiomyopathies/blood; Cardiomyopathies/etiology; Meningococcal Infections/complications; Meningococcal Infections/immunology; Shock, Septic/complications; Shock, Septic/immunology; Troponin I/blood; Adolescent; Cardiomyopathies/mortality; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Meningococcal Infections/blood; Meningococcal Infections/mortality; Myocardium/metabolism; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Shock, Septic/blood; Shock, Septic/mortality; Troponin I/biosynthesis

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Shock, Septic / Troponin I / Meningococcal Infections / Cardiomyopathies Type of study: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Language: En Journal: Crit Care Med Year: 2000 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Country of publication: United States

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