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Challenges of pediatric pharmacotherapy: A narrative review of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenetics
Personalized pharmacotherapy, including for the pediatric population, provides optimal treatment and has emerged as a major trend owing to advanced drug therapeutics and diversified drug selection. However, it...
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Normal reference values for left atrial strains and strain rates in school children assessed using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography
Left atrium (LA) function is a known predictive marker of heart failure in adults. Few reports of LA function analyses using LA strain (ɛ) and strain rate (SR) measurements in children exist. Thus, this study aim...
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Open AccessReassessment of carotid intima-media thickness by standard deviation score in children and adolescents after Kawasaki disease
Previous studies that used carotid ultrasound have been largely conflicting in regards to whether or not patients after Kawasaki disease (KD) have a greater carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) than controls....
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Age-Related Acceleration of Endothelial Dysfunction and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Subjects with Coronary Artery Lesions After Kawasaki Disease
The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that accelerated endothelial dysfunction and the development of premature atherosclerosis are associated with age in subjects with coronary artery lesions...
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Useful Method of Low-dose Dobutamine Quantitative Gated SPECT in Kawasaki Disease with Severe Coronary Arterial Lesion
Quantitative gated SPECT (QGS)is useful imaging for the myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function. To assess simultaneously myocardial perfusion and left ventricular contractile reserve by Low-dose Do...
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Estimation of “Selective” Intravenous Gamma Globulin Treatment Indicated by Harada Score
Harada score, which was originally constructed as a guideline for indication of intravenous gamma globulin (IVGG) in research group of Kawasaki disease promoted by the Ministry of Health (Kouseishou), had been...