Ventricular septal defect with secondary left ventricular-to-right atrial shunt is associated with a higher risk for infective endocarditis and a lower late chance of closure

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Wu, Mei Hwan ^a   Wang, Jou Kou ^a   Lin, Ming Tai ^a   Wu, En Ting ^a   Lu, Frank Leigh ^a   Chiu, Sheunn Nan ^a   Lue, Hung Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Left ventricular to right atrial shunt; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; PATHOLOGY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 33644871045     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1255     Document Type: Article

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