Fatal rupture of an acquired aneurysm of the pulmonary artery: Rare complication after surgical palliation of tricuspid atresia

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 392-395

  Boubaker, A ^a   Payot, M ^a   Genton, C Y ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Dissection; Pulmonary artery; Tricuspid atresia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PULMONARY ARTERY; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS; TRICUSPID ATRESIA;

EID: 0030785588     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900211     Document Type: Article

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