The fibrous matrix of ventricular myocardium in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: A quantitative and qualitative analysis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-40

  Salih, Caner ^a   McCarthy, Karen P ^a   Ho, Siew Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MORPHOMETRICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 1442268068     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01472-3     Document Type: Article

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