Bicaval versus standard technique in orthotopic heart transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Schnoor, Maike ^a   Schäfer, Torsten ^a   Lühmann, Dagmar ^a   Sievers, Hans H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIATRIAL STANDARD TECHNIQUE; BICAVAL TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBASE; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 35448937192     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.05.037     Document Type: Article

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