Collision of the caval flows caused early failure of the Fontan circulation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1235-1236

  Murakami, Hirohisa ^a   Yoshimura, Naoki ^a   Kitahara, Junichiro ^a   Otaka, Shingo ^a   Ichida, Fikiko ^a   Misaki, Takuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; PULMONARY ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID ATRESIA; VENAE CAVAE;

EID: 33750087858     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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