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

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-34

  Tkebuchava, T ^a   Von Segesser, L K ^a   Vogt, P R ^a   Jenni, R ^a   Arbenz, U ^a   Turina, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coronary artery anomalies; Coronary fistula; Results; Surgery; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; CORONARY ARTERY LIGATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029996074     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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