The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 538-541 , November 2007

Metabolic Cardiomyopathy and Mitochondrial Disorders in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

  • Jason M. Kane, MD, FAAP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Janet Rossi, MD, FAAP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Sabrina Tsao, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Barbara K. Burton, MD, FAAP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics and Metabolism, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Received 8 March 2007 ,Revised 3 April 2007 ,Accepted 1 May 2007.

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PII: S0022-3476(07)00458-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.05.009

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 538-541 , November 2007

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