Extracardiac conduit versus lateral tunnel cavopulmonary connections at a single institution: Impact on outcomes

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1219-1228

  Azakie, Anthony ^a   McCrindle, Brian W ^a   Van Arsdell, Glen ^a   Benson, Lee N ^a   Coles, John ^a   Hamilton, Robert ^a   Freedom, Robert M ^a   Williams, William G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOMERISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; WEIGHT;

EID: 0035783894     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.116947     Document Type: Article

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