- Original Article
- Carotid artery intima media thickness in obese children :
relation with cardiovascular risk factors
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Jin Lee, Hyo Jin Kwon, Moon Ho Park, Ki Young Jang, Kee-Hyoung Lee, Kwang Chul Lee, Chang Sung Son, Joo Won Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(11):1091-1096. Published online November 15, 2007
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Purpose : The of common carotid artery intima media thickness (IMT) is an acknowledged noninvasive marker for early atherosclerotic changes. We investigate whether common carotid IMT is different between obese and normal-weight children and also evaluate the relationships IMT with cardiovascular risk factors.
Methods : We collected the clinical data (age, sex, pubertal stage, body mass index) and measured blood... |
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- Case Report
- Surgical Correction of Congenital Heart Disease In 18 Trisomy
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Jinyoung Song, Yun Hee Moon, Ki Young Jang, Jae Young Lee, Soo Jin Kim, Woo Seup Shim, Woong Han Kim
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(4):462-464. Published online April 15, 2004
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18 trisomy(Edwards syndrome) is a fatal disease with a congenital heart anomaly. Patients usually receive less aggressive care because caregivers expect them to die very young. Although they have a very poor prognosis due to severe multi-organ dysfunction, symptomatic simple cardiac anomaly with left to right shunt can be repaired. We experienced a case of 18 trisomy with ventricular septal... |
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