Outcome After Fontan Failure and Takedown to an Intermediate Palliative Circulation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 880-887

  Almond, Christopher S D ^a,b   Mayer Jr , John E ^a,b   Thiagarajan, Ravi R ^a   Blume, Elizabeth D ^a   del Nido, Pedro J ^a,b   McElhinney, Doff B ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; PULMONARY ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34548043218     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.092     Document Type: Article

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