Predictors of outcome after the Fontan operation: Is hypoplastic left heart syndrome still a risk factor?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 237-245

  Gaynor, J William ^a   Bridges, Nancy D ^a   Cohen, Mitchell I ^a   Mahle, William T ^a   DeCampli, William M ^a   Steven, James M ^a   Nicolson, Susan C ^a   Spray, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FENESTRATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLEURA EFFUSION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 0036159792     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.119337     Document Type: Article

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