Patent foramen oval as a cause of severe hypoxia during the postoperative period following heart transplantation;Foramen oval permeable como causa de hipoxia severa en el postoperatorio inmediato de trasplante cardíaco

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 522-524

  Sánchez Mata, Nuria ^a   Ruano Calvo, Javier ^a   Celemín Larroque, Isabel ^a   Maguregui Ituño, Jasone ^a   Martín Durán, Rafael ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; TIME;

ADULT; ANOXIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035321060     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(01)76343-9     Document Type: Article

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