Growth of an atrial septal defect: Missing the window for transcatheter closure

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 542-544

  Tortoriello, T A ^a   McMahon, C ^a   Kovalchin, J P ^a   Bricker, J T ^a   Grifka, R G ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Transcatheter closure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TIME;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036716268     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-001-0068-1     Document Type: Article

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