Results of three to 10 year follow up of balloon dilatation of the pulmonary vale

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 591-595

  Rao, P S ^a,b,c   Galal, O ^a   Patnana, M ^b   Buck, S H ^b   Wilson, A D ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon dilatation of the pulmonary valve; Pulmonary regurgitation; Pulmonary stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14444288558     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.6.591     Document Type: Article

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