In utero cardiac fetal surgery: Laser atrial septotomy in the treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact atrial septum

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1424-1428

  Quintero, Rubén A ^a,e   Huhta, James ^b   Suh, Elsa ^c   Chmait, Ramen ^a   Romero, Roberto ^d   Angel, Jeffrey ^a  

^a St Joseph's Women's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c St Joseph Children's Hospital   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Intact atrial septum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOCENTESIS; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXPERIENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER SURGERY;

EID: 25844460036     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.02.126     Document Type: Article

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