Closure of ventricular septal defects in the donor heart before transplantation: Toward expanded acceptance criteria

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1187-1188

  Maltais, S ^a,b   Carrier, M ^a,b   Pellerin, M ^a,b   Perrault, L P ^a,b  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART GRAFT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18244409878     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.09.030     Document Type: Article

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