Congenital absence of aortic valvar leaflets: A rare variant of the hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 453-457

  Rouillard, Kenneth P ^a   Moore, Phillip ^a   Silverman, Norman H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic insufficiency; Aortic valvar leaflet aplasia; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; NEWBORN; REVIEW;

AORTIC VALVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0035404990     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951101000592     Document Type: Article

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