Long-term results of correction of tetralogy of Fallot in adulthood

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 250-255

  Atik, Fernando A ^a   Atik, Edmar ^a   Da Cunha, Claudio R ^a   Caneo, Luiz Fernando ^a   Assad, Renato S ^a   Jatene, Marcelo B ^a   Riso, Arlindo ^a   Barbero Marcial, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Cyanosis; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; REOPERATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642575253     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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