New developments in intracardiac and intravascular devices for congenital heart disease

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-67

  Tabbutt, Sarah ^a   Perry, Stanton B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENT;

BALLOON DILATATION; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STENTS;

EID: 0029873824     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001573-199601000-00010     Document Type: Review

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