- Original Article
- Modified Tei index in patients with Kawasaki disease by tissue doppler imaging
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Hee Jung Kim, Jung Hwa Cha, Young Mi Hong
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(11):1202-1210. Published online November 15, 2006
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Purpose : A quantitative and easily measured Doppler index of combined systolic and diastolic ventricular myocardial performance (Tei index) was recently proposed as a potentially useful predictor of global myocardial performance. However, presence of heart rate fluctuation makes it unreliable. Therefore, the modified Tei index was introduced by using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) which enables measuring contraction and relaxation velocities... |
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- Serum homocysteine and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels after intravenous gammaglobulin treatment in patients with Kawasaki disease
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Jung Hwa Cha, Young Mi Hong
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(10):1093-1099. Published online October 15, 2006
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Purpose : Homocysteine is a strong and independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The deleterious effects of homocysteine included endothelial dysfunction, arterial intimal-medial thickening, wall stiffness and procoagulant activity. However, the precise mechanism responsible for homocysteine release in children with coronary artery disease is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate serum homocysteine and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α... |
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