The right auricle tunnel as intercaval tunnel in total cavopulmonary connection may prevent atrial flutter

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 590-595

  Waterbolk, Tjalling W ^a   Bink Boelkens, Margreet Th E ^a   Elzenga, Nynke J ^a   Beaufort Krol, Gertie C M ^a   Ebels, Tjark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial flutter; Fontan procedure; Total Cavopulmonary Connection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

EID: 0032443090     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00254-1     Document Type: Article

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