Overview of interventional pediatric cardiology in 2004

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-28

  Schneideri, D J ^a   Levi, D S ^b   Serwacki, M J ^a   Moore, S D ^b   Moore, J W ^b,c  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c B2 427 MDCC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Child; Heart catheterization; Radiography, interventional

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL SPONGE;

AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA STENOSIS; CARDIOLOGY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PEDIATRICS; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CATHETERIZATION, SWAN-GANZ; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DISEASES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 2942751842     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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