Determinants and Assessment of Pulmonary Regurgitation in Tetralogy of Fallot: Practice and Pitfalls

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 631-639

  Redington, Andrew N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART VALVE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; REVIEW;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 33750704641     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2006.08.007     Document Type: Review

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