Heart transplantation for isolated noncompaction of the left ventricle in an infant

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-129

  Spieker, Tilmann ^a   Krasemann, T ^a   Hoffmeier, A ^a   Buning, A ^a   Debus, V ^a   Kehl, H ^a   Drees, C ^a   Eltze, E ^a   Scheld, H H ^a   Tjan, T D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac transplantation; Congenital heart disease; Echocardiography; Neonate; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXPLANT; HEART ATRIUM HYPERTROPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MYOCARDIUM NONCOMPACTION; NEWBORN; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34547794167     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924619     Document Type: Article

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