Right heart growth after the Bjork connection in tricuspid atresia

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 314-321

  Ando, Makoto ^a,b   Tatsuno, Katsuhiko ^a   Kikuchi, Toshio ^a   Takahashi, Yukihiro ^a  

^a SAKAKIBARA HEART INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SIZE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA;

EID: 0031396283     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1997.tb00145.x     Document Type: Article

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