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. 2018 Jun 28;5(7):88. doi: 10.3390/children5070088

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Diagnosis and management of acute heart failure in children. (CHD = congenital heart disease, PGE = prostaglandin E, SCD = sudden cardiac death, CBC = complete blood count, CMP = comprehensive metabolic panel, ABG = arterial blood gas, CXR = chest-X-ray, ECG = electrocardiogram, ECHO= echocardiogram, ACLS = advanced cardiac life support, PALS = pediatric advanced life support, ICU = intensive care unit, ECMO = extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation, VAD = ventricular assist device, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging, CRP = C-reactive protein, ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate, R/O = rule out, LBBB = left bundle branch block, BNP = B-type natriuretic peptide).