Spectrum of congenital heart disease in a tropical environment: An echocardiography study

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 665-669

  Sani, Mahmoud U ^a   Mukhtar Yola, Mariya ^a   Karaye, Kamilu M ^a  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Echocardiography; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TROPICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 34347363183     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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