Left ventricular dysfunction is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death in adults late after repair of tetralogy of Fallot

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1675-1680

  Ghai, Akash ^a,c   Silversides, Candice ^a,b,c   Harris, Louise ^a,c   Webb, Gary D ^a,c   Siu, Samuel C ^b,c   Therrien, Judith ^a,d  

^a Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults   (Canada)

^b Echocardiographic Laboratory   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0037032206     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)02344-6     Document Type: Article

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