Heart transplantation after Fontan's procedure with bilateral cavopulmonary connections

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 210-212

  Tjan, Tonny D T ^a   Scheid, H H ^a   Schmid, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavopulmonary connection; Coronary sinus; Fontan; Heart transplantation; Left superior caval vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIA; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ARTERY; REOPERATION; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33646454708     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872856     Document Type: Article

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