Surgical closure of atrial septal defects in adults: Effect of age at operation on outcome

Heart

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 485-487

  Ghosh, Sudip ^a   Chatterjee, S ^a   Black, E ^a   Firmin, R K ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036841447     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.5.485     Document Type: Article

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