Conventional and total orthotopic cardiac transplantation: A comparative clinical and echocardiographical study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 555-559

  Bouchart, F ^a   Derumeaux, G ^a   Mouton Schleifer, D ^a   Bessou, J P ^a   Redonnet, M ^a   Soyer, R ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Heart transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LUNG PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030662491     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00226-1     Document Type: Article

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