Recent advances in pediatric cardiology - Electrophysiology, transcatheter and surgical advances

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 557-564

  Rao, P Syamasundar ^a   Gupta, Monesha L ^a   Balaji, Seshadri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Internal defibrillators; Pacemakers; Surgical correction; Transcatheter therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BALLOON DILATATION; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INFANT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; REVIEW;

EID: 0041734897     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723158     Document Type: Review

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