Fate of subpulmonary homograft conduits: Determinants of late homograft failure

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 506-516

  Stark, J ^a   Bull, C ^a   Stajevic, M ^a   Jothi, M ^a   Elliott, M ^a   De Leval, M ^a   Lupinetti, F M ^a   Kreutzer, G O ^a   Ross, D B ^a   Hopkins, R A ^a  

^a Hospital for Children NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRYOPRESERVATION; DATA ANALYSIS; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031946303     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(98)70312-5     Document Type: Article

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