Study of bone age and serum osteocalcin in congenital heart disease
Medical Journal of Cairo University [The]. 1995; 63 (Supp. 1): 205-210
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ABSTRACT
Bone age and serum osteocalcin were studied in 31 children with congenital heart disease [9 cyanotic and 22 acyanotic] aged between 6/12 and 10 years together with 31 normal parallel controls. Weight, height and head circumference were also measured for all cases and control. Showed significant growth retardation [in weight and height] in all children with congenital heart disease particularly in the cyanotice group. Significant delay in bone age was also noticed in patients [total and cyanotic in comparison with controls. Serum osteocalcin was a higher in cyanotic patients in comparison with controls, yet the difference was not statistically significant
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Determinación de la Edad por el Esqueleto
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Osteocalcina
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Med. J. Cairo Univ.
Año:
1995
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