Congenital coronary artery fistula in infancy and childhood: Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 287-294

  Schumacher, G ^a   Roithmaier, A ^a   Lorenz, H P ^a   Meisner, H ^a   Sauer, U ^a   Muller K D ^a   Sebening, F ^a   Buhlmeyer K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Coronary anomaly; Coronary artery fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0031474942     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013751     Document Type: Article

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