Early presentation of a congenital coronary artery fistula in a neonate

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-278

  Ades, A M ^a   Sell, J E ^a   Aly, H ^a   Sable, C ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital coronary artery fistula; Congestive heart failure; Neonate; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NEWBORN; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FISTULA; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034120376     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002460010059     Document Type: Article

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