Improving outcomes of the Fontan operation in children with atrial isomerism and heterotaxy syndromes

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1636-1640

  Azakie, Anthony ^a   Merklinger, Sandra L ^a   Williams, William G ^a   Van Arsdell, Glen S ^a   Coles, John G ^a   Adatia, Ian ^b  

^a Division of Cardiovascular Surgery   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERA;

EID: 0035158275     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03039-9     Document Type: Article

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