Percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defects in children aged <12: Early and mid-term results

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2889-2895

  Butera, Gianfranco ^a   Carminati, Mario ^a   Chessa, Massimo ^a   Piazza, Luciane ^a   Abella, Raul ^a   Negura, Diana Gabriella ^a   Giamberti, Alessandro ^a   Claudio, Bussadori ^a   Micheletti, Angelo ^a   Tammam, Youssef ^a   Frigiola, Alessandro ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Percutaneous; Septal defect; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DEVICE; DEVICE EMBOLIZATION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; GUIDE WIRE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULAR VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIMEMBRANOUS VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ARRHYTHMIA; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845285247     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl340     Document Type: Article

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