Coronary artery disease and anesthesia-related death in children with Williams syndrome

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 739-741

  Horowitz, Peter E ^a,b,c   Akhtar, Salman ^a,b   Wulff, John A ^a,b   Al Fadley, Fadel ^a,b   Al Halees, Zohair ^a,b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MDC Box 59 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric coronary artery disease; Sudden death; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0036945937     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2002.128407     Document Type: Article

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