Early Repair of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect is Safe and Effective

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1598-1602

  Singh, R Ramesh ^a   Warren, Patrick S ^a   Reece, T Brett ^a   Ellman, Peter ^a   Peeler, Benjamin B ^a   Kron, Irving L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE ATRIOVENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PERICARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750156047     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.102     Document Type: Article

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