Mechanical circulatory support for the treatment of children with acute fulminant myocarditis.

Duncan, B W; Bohn, D J; Atz, A M; French, J W; Laussen, P C; Wessel, D L

Duncan, B W; Bohn, D J; Atz, A M; French, J W; Laussen, P C; Wessel, D L.

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Duncan BW; Division of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash, USA.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 122(3): 440-8, 2001 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11547292

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/standards; Heart-Assist Devices/standards; Myocarditis/therapy; Myocarditis/virology; Acute Disease; Adolescent; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biopsy; Cardiotonic Agents/therapeutic use; Child; Child, Preschool; Combined Modality Therapy; Disease Progression; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/adverse effects; Female; Heart Transplantation; Heart-Assist Devices/adverse effects; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Myocarditis/mortality; Myocarditis/pathology; Myocarditis/physiopathology; Patient Selection; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Function; Waiting Lists

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Heart-Assist Devices / Myocarditis Type of study: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Newborn Language: En Journal: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Year: 2001 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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