Transcatheter closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm and secundum atrial septal defect with limited inferior rim

Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-213

  Cui, Wei ^a   Van Bergen, Andrew H ^a   Patel, Dhaval ^a   Javois, Alex J ^a   Roberson, David A ^a  

^a ADVOCATE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Interventional catheterization; Secundum atrial septal defect; Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DEVICE; DOWN SYNDROME; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; DOWN SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SINUS OF VALSALVA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 38849105663     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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