Fontan conversion to total cavopulmonary connection and arrhythmia ablation: Clinical and functional results

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-198

  Agnoletti, Gabriella ^a,b   Borghi, A ^b   Vignati, G ^c   Crupi, G C ^b  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037303926     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.2.193     Document Type: Article

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