Rapid enlargement of neoaortic root after the Ross procedure in children

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 747-749

  Puntel, Robert A ^a   Webber, Steven A ^a   Ettedgui, Jose A ^a   Tacy, Theresa A ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b M342/Box 0214 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; AUTOGRAFT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY;

EID: 0033568533     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00428-2     Document Type: Article

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