title: Acquired heart disease in infants and children.
abstract: Discussed in this article are the presentations, treatments, and nursing implications for Kawasaki disease, cardiomyopathy, and acute myocarditis. The focus is on the symptoms and courses of therapies for these acquired heart diseases in children and on the critical care nurse's role in their care.
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authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy