Radiofrequency perforation in the treatment of acquired left pulmonary artery atresia following repair of tetralogy of Fallot

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-81

  Kort, Henry W ^a   Balzer, David T ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon angioplasty; Endovascular stent; Recanalization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEWBORN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PULMONARY ARTERY ATRESIA; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECANALIZATION; SAFETY; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ATRESIA; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; STENTS; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 0042818329     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10605     Document Type: Article

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