The failing fontan circulation: Successful conversion of atriopulmonary connections

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-66

  Sheikh, A M ^a   Tang, A T M ^a   Roman, K ^a   Baig, K ^b   Mehta, R ^a   Morgan, J ^a   Keeton, B ^a   Gnanapragasam, J ^a   Vettukattil, J V ^a   Salmon, A P ^a   Monro, J L ^a   Haw, M P ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

20; 21; 24

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; DIGOXIN; DISOPYRAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCARDITIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; MALE; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; REOPERATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; DOUBLE OUTLET RIGHT VENTRICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ATRESIA; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID ATRESIA;

EID: 3042852104     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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