Improved early ventricular performance with a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit in stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Evidence from strain Doppler echocardiography

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-194

  Hughes, M L ^a   Shekerdemian, L S ^a   Brizard, C P ^a   Penny, D J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART WORK; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ARTERY; SAMPLING; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLE;

EID: 0742290178     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.016675     Document Type: Article

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