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  • Title: Effect of kwashiorkor on the cardiovascular system.
    Author: Bergman JW, Human DG, De Moor MM, Schulz JM.
    Journal: Arch Dis Child; 1988 Nov; 63(11):1359-62. PubMed ID: 3202643.
    Abstract:
    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.
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