Cardiac Dysfunction in a Porcine Model of Pediatric Malnutrition.

Half a million children die annually of severe acute malnutrition and cardiac dysfunction may contribute to the mortality. However, cardiac function remains poorly examined in cases of severe acute malnutrition.To determine malnutrition-induced echocardiographic disturbances and longitudinal changes...

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Main Authors: Christian Fabiansen, Mikkel Lykke, Anne-Louise Hother, Jørgen Koch, Ole Bækgaard Nielsen, Ingrid Hunter, Jens P Goetze, Henrik Friis, Thomas Thymann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4608818?pdf=render