The changing state of surgery for adult congenital heart disease

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-140

  Monro, James ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ALLOGRAFT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; JUGULAR VEIN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; REOPERATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 12744263082     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.039057     Document Type: Editorial

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