Sinus node dysfunction after Fontan modifications - Influence of surgical method

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 285-291

  Bae, Eun Jung ^a   Lee, Jae Young ^b   Noh, Chung Il ^a   Kim, Woong Han ^b   Kim, Yong Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Sejong Heart Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Extracardiac conduit; Fontan operation; Sinus node

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART RATE; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0344921398     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00530-2     Document Type: Article

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