Long-term survival in a case of unoperated single ventricle

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 221-225

  Restaino, Gennaro ^a   Dirksen, Martijn S ^a   de Roos, Albert ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac congenital anomalies; Double inlet left ventricle; Magnetic resonance imaging; Single ventricle; Univentricular heart

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLUBBING FINGERS; CYANOSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIFESPAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 1942443179     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CAIM.0000021881.57609.b4     Document Type: Article

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