Extracardiac fontan conversion, cryoablation, and pacemaker placement for patients with a failed fontan

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 170-178

  Weinstein, Samuel ^a   Chan, David ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cryoablation; Fontan

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ARRHYTHMIA; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23744444231     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2005.02.007     Document Type: Review

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