Gastro-intestinal protein loss in late survivors of Fontan surgery and other congenital heart disease

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 514-520

  Thorne, Sara A ^a   Hooper, J ^a   Kemp, M ^a   Somerville, J ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fontan; Late results; Protein losing enteropathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ADULT; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; FECES; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0032030651     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1997.0777     Document Type: Article

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