Long-term outcome and quality of life in adult patients after the Fontan operation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1141-1145

  Van Den Bosch, Annemien E ^a   Roos Hesselink, Jolien W ^a   Van Domburg, Ron ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^a   Simoons, Maarten L ^a   Meijboom, Folkert J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID ATRESIA;

EID: 1942467998     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.01.041     Document Type: Article

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