Interrupted inferior vena cava in asplenia syndrome and a review of the hereditary patterns of visceral situs abnormalities

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-116

  Ruscazio, Massimo ^b   Van Praagh, Stella ^a   Marrass, Andrea R ^b   Catani, Gualtiero ^b   Iliceto, Sabino ^b   Van Praagh, Richard ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECESSIVE GENE; SEX LINKAGE; SITUS INVERSUS; SYNDROME; VEIN MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SITUS INVERSUS; SPLEEN; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0031974087     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00811-4     Document Type: Article

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