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Determinants of surgical repair of patent ductus arteriosus in low-birth-weight infants
To identify risk factors related to the failure of indomethacin therapy and the need for surgical repair in patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely low-birth-weight (<1000 g) infants (ELBWI).
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Four-year experience with prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects at a single referral center in Japan with focus on inaccurately diagnosed cases
To evaluate the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defect at the referral level in our institution.
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Chapter
Tissue Remodeling in Vascular Wall in Kawasaki Disease-Related Vasculitis Model Mice
Kawasaki disease is the most common acute systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology in children [1] and can cause inflammation of the coronary arteries leading to aneurysms. Tenascin-C, an extracellular matrix p...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Optimum Preparation of Candida albicans Cell Wall Extra (CAWE) for the Mouse Model of Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease is the most common acute systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology in children [1] and can cause inflammation of the coronary arteries leading to aneurysms. Candida albicans extract is one of the m...
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Open AccessSerum tenascin-C predicts resistance to steroid combination therapy in high-risk Kawasaki disease: a multicenter prospective cohort study
Tenascin-C (TN-C) is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein related to tissue inflammation. Our previous retrospective study conducted in 2016 revealed that the serum tenascin-C level was higher in patients with...