Long-term follow-up after mitral valve replacement in childhood: poor event-free survival in the young child

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 861-866

  Beierlein, Wolfram ^a   Becker, Vera ^a   Yates, Robert ^a   Tsang, Victor ^a   Elliott, Martin ^a   de Leval, Marc ^a   van Doorn, Carin ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Long term follow up; Mitral valve replacement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047201826     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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