The influence of different strategies on clinical outcome in patients undergoing total cavopulmonary connection

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-105

  Knez, Igor ^a,b   Dacar, D ^a   Machler H ^a   Gamillscheg, A ^a   Beitzke, A ^a   Zobel, G ^a   Rodl S ^a   Poier Knez, A ^a   Gombotz, H ^a   Metzler, H ^a   Rehak, P ^a   Rigler, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Follow up; Fontan procedure; Inhaled nitric oxide; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032901382     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013119     Document Type: Article

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