Cardiac and Inflammatory Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Newborns Are Not the Same Entity

• Main Authors: Michaela Klinke (Author), Hanna Wiskemann (Author), Benjamin Bay (Author), Hans-Jörg Schäfer (Author), Laia Pagerols Raluy (Author), Konrad Reinshagen (Author), Deirdre Vincent (Author), Michael Boettcher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an often-fatal neonatal disease involving intestinal hyperinflammation leading to necrosis. Despite ongoing research, (1) conflicting results and (2) comorbidities of NEC patients make early NEC detection challenging and may complicate therapy developme...