Modification to the Fontan procedure for the prophylaxis of intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia: Short-term results of a prospective randomized blinded trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 721-729

  Collins, Kathryn K ^a   Rhee, Edward K ^b   Delucca, Janet M ^c   Alexander, Mark E ^c   Bevilacqua, Laura M ^c   Berul, Charles I ^c   Walsh, Edward P ^c   Mayer, John E ^c   Jonas, Richard A ^c   Del Nido, Pedro J ^c   Triedman, John K ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12144287297     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)01055-9     Document Type: Article

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