Implantation of a Berlin Heart as single ventricle by-pass on Fontan circulation in univentricular heart failure

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Calvaruso, Davide F ^a,c   Ocello, Salvatore ^a   Salviato, Nicoletta ^a   Guardì, Diego ^a   Petruccelli, David F ^a   Rubino, Antonio ^a   Fattouch, Khalil ^b   Cipriani, Adriano ^a   Marcelletti, Carlo F ^a  

^a ARNAS Civico   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c ARNAS Ospedale Civico   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

CLINICAL MANAGEMENT; UNIVENTRICULAR HEART FAILURE;

CARDIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 36549053191     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e31815a2500     Document Type: Article

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