Late complications following tetralogy of fallot repair: The need for long-term follow-up

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 947-953

  Kay, Woon Ho ^a   Ru, San Tan ^a   Keng, Yean Wong ^b   Teng, Hong Tan ^b   Shankar, Sriram ^b   Ju, Le Tan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular abnormalities; Congenital; Heart defects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTOPULMONARY SHUNT; ARTERY GRAFT; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; PULMONARY VALVULOPLASTY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 38049115278     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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