Determinants of atrial arrhythmia late after the atriopulmonary fontan operation

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 384-390

  Soukias, Nikos ^a   Hornung, Tim S ^a   Kilner, Philip J ^a   Frogoudaki, Alexandra ^a   Davlouros, Periklis ^a   Wong, Tom ^a   Gatzoulis, Michael A ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhymia; Fontan operation; Univentricular heart

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 30744462348     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: 10117970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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