Isolated aortic coarctation in neonates and infants: Results of resection and end-to-end anastomosis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 778-783

  Pfammatter, Jean Pierre ^a   Ziemer, Gerhard ^b   Kaulitz, Renate ^b   Heinemann, Markus K ^b   Luhmer, Ingrid ^b   Kallfelz, Hans C ^b  

^a CH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030248072     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00502-5     Document Type: Article

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