Bubble contrast echocardiography in detecting pulmonary arteriovenous malformations after modified Fontan operations

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 505-511

  Larsson, Eva Strömvall ^a   Solymar, Laszlo ^a   Eriksson, Bengt O ^a   De Wahl Granelli, Anne ^a   Mellander, Mats ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformations; Cavopulmonary connection; Cross sectional echocardiography; Functionally univentricular heart

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LIVER VEIN; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035462389     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951101000737     Document Type: Article

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