Thirty-year electrocardiographic follow-up after repair of tetralogy of Fallot or atrial septal defect

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 214-217

  Wall, Kent ^a   Oddsson, Hjörtur ^a   Ternestedt, Britt Marie ^b   Jonzon, Anders ^c   Nylander, Eva ^d   Schollin, Jens ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Follow up; Postoperative; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847413682     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.08.001     Document Type: Review

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