Clinical, echocardiographic and humoral status of patients following repair of tetralogy of Fallot: Comparison of the second to the first decade

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 843-846

  Wand, Ori ^a   Perles, Zeev ^b   Rein, Azaria J J T ^b   Algur, Nurit ^c   Nir, Amiram ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

6 minute walk test; Plasma B type natriuretic pepticte; Pulmonary regurgitation; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; QRS COMPLEX; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37849035271     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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