Nonductal dependent coarctation: A 20-year study of morbidity and mortality comparing early-to-late surgical repair

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 352-356

  Giuffre, Michael ^a,b   Ryerson, Lindsay ^a,b   Chapple, Denise ^a,b   Crawford, Susan ^a,b   Harder, Joyce ^a,b   Leung, Alexander K C ^a,b  

^a University of Calgary ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coarctation; Morbidity; Mortality; Nonductal; Timing of surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AORTA COARCTATION; CHILD; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 14644417189     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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