Congenital coronary fistulas in children and adults: Diagnosis, surgical technique and results

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-330

  Carrel, T ^a   Tkebuchava, T ^a   Jenni, R ^a   Arbenz, U ^a   Turina, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Coronary fistula; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; LIGATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 0029979047     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177114     Document Type: Article

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