The Fontan circulation: A challenge to William Harvey?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 202-208

  de Leval, Marc R ^a  

^a Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fontan circulation; Single ventricle

Indexed keywords

BRONCHIAL ARTERY; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG LYMPH FLOW; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LUNG VEIN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENOUS PRESSURE; VENOUS RETURN;

COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 20444491226     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0157     Document Type: Review

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