Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Protein-Losing Enteropathy After the Fontan Operation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 666-667

  Vyas, Himeshkumar ^a   Driscoll, David J ^a   Cetta, Frank ^a   Loftus, Conor G ^b   Connolly, Heidi M ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; ENTEROPATHY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES;

EID: 33747158547     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.049     Document Type: Article

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