Evolving Anatomic and Electrophysiologic Considerations Associated With Fontan Conversion

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 136-145

  Mavroudis, Constantine ^a   Backer, Carl Lewis ^a   Deal, Barbara J ^a   Stewart, Robert D ^a   Franklin, Wayne H ^a   Tsao, Sabrina ^a   Ward, Kendra ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; Fontan; maze procedure; single ventricle

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LUNG ATRESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; CAVA VEIN; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE; LUNG VEIN OBSTRUCTION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; VENAE CAVAE;

EID: 34047275772     PISSN: 10929126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2007.01.018     Document Type: Article

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