Conversion of atriopulmonary Fontan to extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection improves cardiopulmonary function

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-344

  Giardini, Alessandro ^a   Napoleone, Carlo Pace ^a   Specchia, Salvatore ^a   Donti, Andrea ^a   Formigari, Roberto ^a   Oppido, Guido ^a   Gargiulo, Gaetano ^a   Picchio, Fernando M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Congenital heart disease; Exercise testing; Univentricular heart

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; ATRIOPULMONARY FONTAN PROCEDURE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; EXTRACARDIAC TOTAL CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION; HUMAN; LUNG ATRESIA; LUNG FUNCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750720051     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.046     Document Type: Article

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