Rheumatic carditis treated with high doses of pulsetherapy methylprednisolone. Results in 70 children over 12 years

Rheumatic carditis treated with high doses of pulsetherapy methylprednisolone. Results in 70 children over 12 years

PURPOSE: To report the result of patients treated with IV methylprednisolone divided into three groups and compare their follow-up during the last 12 years. METHODS: Seventy children with active rheumatic carditis (76 episodes) in heart failure Class III and IV (NYHA) were studied. The diagnosis was...

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Main Authors: Gesmar Volga Haddad Herdy, Carlos Alberto Pinto, Maria Cecilia Olivaes, Elisabeth Amabile Carvalho, Hsu Tchou, Raquel Cosendey, Raquel Ribeiro, Fabiano Azeredo, Debora de Souza, Artur H. Herdy, Vania Glória S. Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-05-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
rheumatic carditis
methylprednisolone
children
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000500007

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