Biventricular repair in children with complete atrioventricular septal defect and a small left ventricle

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-47

  Delmo Walter, Eva Maria ^a   Ewert, Peter ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a   Hübler, Michael ^a   Alexi Meskishvili, Vladimir ^a   Lange, Peter ^a   Berger, Felix ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular septal defect; Biventricular repair; Long axis ratio; Small left ventricle

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REOPERATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37248999418     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.09.037     Document Type: Article

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