Coarctectomy reduces neoaortic arch obstruction in hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1540-1546

  Bautista Hernandez, Victor ^a   Marx, Gerald R ^a   Gauvreau, Kimberlee ^a   Pigula, Frank A ^a   Bacha, Emile A ^a   Mayer Jr , John E ^a   del Nido, Pedro J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; COARCTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ARCH SYNDROMES; AORTIC COARCTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249014441     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.12.067     Document Type: Article

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