Orthotopic cardiac transplantation: Comparison of outcome using biatrial, bicaval, and total techniques

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-106

  Morgan, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Edwards, Niloo M ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Milstein Hospital 7GN 435 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVA VEIN; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM; HEART PACING; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CLINICAL TRIALS; HEART ATRIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12944268934     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2005.05011.x     Document Type: Review

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