Spontaneous closure of atrial septal defects

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-199

  Helgason, H ^a   Jonsdottir, G ^a  

^a Barnaspitali Hringsins   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defects; Spontaneous closure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033066953     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900439     Document Type: Article

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