Hybrid palliation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 55-59

  Gutgesell, Howard P ^a   Lim, D Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterization; Hybrid palliation; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; BALLOON DILATATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY STENT; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; LUNG ARTERY BANDING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BALLOON DILATATION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; PALLIATIVE CARE; PULMONARY ARTERY; STENTS;

EID: 33846871209     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328014d945     Document Type: Review

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