Left atrial reduction and mitral valve replacement in a 5-year-old girl with severe mitral regurgitation and giant left atrium

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 417-418

  Shah, S ^a   Sankar, N M ^a   Cherian, K M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Left atrium; Mitral valve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARDIOMEGALY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0034870392     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002460010267     Document Type: Article

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