Bergman J W, Human D G, De Moor M M, Schulz J M
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, South Africa.
Arch Dis Child. 1988 Nov;63(11):1359-62. doi: 10.1136/adc.63.11.1359.
In kwashiorkor the heart is clinically and radiologically small. This study utilises echocardiography, a tool not previously used in this disease, to show that this is due to decreased muscle mass.
在夸希奥科病中,心脏在临床和放射学上都较小。本研究利用超声心动图(一种此前未用于该疾病研究的工具)来表明这是由于肌肉质量下降所致。