Direct reconstruction of the pulmonary artery during the arterial switch operation: An interesting surgical option with excellent hemodynamic results

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 1115-1119

  Carrel, Thierry ^a   Mattila, Ilkka ^b   Pfammatter, Jean Pierre ^b   Leijala, Mauri ^b  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; AORTA; AORTIC COARCTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; DOUBLE OUTLET RIGHT VENTRICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; REOPERATION; SINUS OF VALSALVA; SURVIVAL RATE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031954386     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00121-0     Document Type: Article

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