Left ventricular remodeling in hearts with tricuspid atresia: Morphologic observations and possible basis for ventricular dysfunction after surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1026-1032

  Binotto, Maria Angelica ^a   De Lourdes Higuchi, Maria ^a   Aiello, Vera Demarchi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CAPILLARY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA;

EID: 0142182672     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00696-2     Document Type: Article

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