Diagnosis, management, and pathophysiology of post-Fontan hypoxaemia secondary to Glenn shunt related pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 528-530

  Premsekar, R ^a   Monro, J L ^a   Salmon, A P ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis; Classic Glenn shunt; Fontan circulation; Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA;

EID: 0032876124     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.4.528     Document Type: Article

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