The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of the functionally single ventricle before and after conversion to the Fontan circulation

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages 51-56

  Festa, Pierluigi ^a   Ait Ali, Lamia ^a   Bernabei, Massimo ^a   De Marchi, Daniele ^b  

^a G PASQUINUCCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Non invasive cardiac imaging; Total cavo pulmonary connection

Indexed keywords

CAVA VEIN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXERCISE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 27744488811     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951105001642     Document Type: Review

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