A possible role for steroid therapy in preventing postoperative stenosis in totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 240-242

  Sands, Andrew ^a   Craig, Brian ^a   Casey, Frank ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Postoperative venous stenosis; Steroids; Totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042488755     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100006156     Document Type: Article

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