Cardiovascular malformations in Omani Arab children with Down's syndrome

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-171

  Jaiyesimi, Olufemi ^a,b   Baichoo, Vijaymani ^a  

^a Department of Paediatrics   (Oman)

^b FRCPCH   (Oman)

Author keywords

Cardiopathy; Congenital heart disease; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARAB; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT RIGHT SHUNT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR PATENCY; VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT;

ARABS; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OMAN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247194921     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951107000078     Document Type: Article

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