Should all stage-one norwood patients receive a prolonged period of postoperative mechanical circulatory support? [10]

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1098-1099

  Rellensmann, Georg ^a   Krasemann, Thomas ^a   Kehl, Hans Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14244257719     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.149     Document Type: Letter

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