Morphology of the atrioventricular valve in asplenia syndrome: A peculiar type of atrioventricular canal defect

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 145-151

  Francalanci, Paola ^a   Marino, Bruno ^a   Boldrini, Renata ^a   Abella, Raul ^a   Iorio, Fiore ^a   Bosman, Cesare ^b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

EID: 0029937152     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-8807(95)00117-4     Document Type: Article

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