An alternative method for repair of aortico-left ventricular tunnel associated with severe aortic stenosis presenting in a newborn

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 380-382

  Weldner, P ^a   Dhillon, R ^a   Taylor, J F N ^a   De Leval, M R ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic root replacement; Aortico left ventricular tunnel; Homograft

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSPLANTATION;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; AORTOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0029691939     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80098-4     Document Type: Article

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