Association of asymmetric pulmonary artery growth following palliative surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome with ductal coarctation, neoaortic arch compression, and shunt-induced pulmonary artery stenosis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1503-1506

  Weber, Howard S ^a,b   Myers, John L ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PA Stt Univ Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MEDICAL RECORD; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038540393     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00411-9     Document Type: Article

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