Usefulness of Heparin Therapy in Protein-Losing Enteropathy Associated With Single Ventricle Palliation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-251

  Ryerson, Lindsay ^a   Goldberg, Caren ^a   Rosenthal, Amnon ^a   Armstrong, Aimee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; OCTREOTIDE; STEROID;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEPARINIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE VENTRICLE PALLIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; SURVIVOR; SYMPTOM; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VENOUS PRESSURE; X RAY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MICHIGAN; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 37549046779     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.08.029     Document Type: Article

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