Extending the usable size range of homografts in the pulmonary circulation: Outcome of bicuspid homografts

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 866-870

  Koirala, Bhagawan ^a   Merklinger, Sandra L ^a   Van Arsdell, Glen S ^a   McCrindle, Brian W ^a   Borger, Michael A ^a   Caldarone, Christopher A ^a   Coles, John G ^a   Williams, William G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0036188934     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03559-7     Document Type: Article

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