Does the modified Blalock-Taussig shunt cause growth of the contralateral pulmonary artery?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1397-1399

  Jahangiri, Marjan ^a   Lincoln, Christopher ^a   Shinebourne, Elliot A ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; CHILD; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GROWTH; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033029899     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00144-7     Document Type: Article

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