Comparison between echocardiographic subtraction method and first-pass radionuclide ventriculography for measuring right ventricular volume after operative 'repair' of patients with tetralogy of Fallot

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1258-1262

  Boneva, Rumiana ^a   Milanesi, Ornella ^a   Zucchetta, Pietro ^a   Moreolo, Giorgio Svaluto ^a   Secchieri, Silvia ^a   Gregianin, Michele ^a   Bui, Franco ^a   Gobber, Daniela ^a   Stellin, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FIRST PASS EFFECT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULOGRAPHY, FIRST-PASS;

EID: 0032525197     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00137-4     Document Type: Article

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