Outcome of patients after surgical closure of ventricular septal defect at young age: Longitudinal follow-up of 22-34 years

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1057-1062

  Roos Hesselink, J W ^a   Meijboom, F J ^a   Spitaels, S E C ^a   Van Domburg, R ^a   Van Rijen, E H M ^a   Utens, E M W J ^a   Bogers, A J J C ^a   Simoons, M L ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital; Follow up study; Heart defect; Survival; VSD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REOPERATION; SINUS NODE DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3042831454     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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