Modified technique of stent fenestration of the atrial septum

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1227-1230

  Stumper O ^a   Gewillig, M ^b   Vettukattil, J ^a   Budts, W ^b   Chessa, M ^a   Chaudhari, M ^a   Wright, J G C ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART DISEASE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REOPERATION; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULOPLASTY;

EID: 0141678873     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1227     Document Type: Article

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