Pulmonary Blood Flow Patterns in Patients With Fontan Circulation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 186-191

  Hager, Alfred ^a   Fratz, Sohrab ^a   Schwaiger, Markus ^a   Lange, Rüdiger ^a   Hess, John ^a   Stern, Heiko ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SYSTOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID ATRESIA;

EID: 37349070734     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.029     Document Type: Article

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