Pulmonary valve replacement in tetralogy of Fallot improves the repolarization

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-306

  Hooft van Huysduynen, Bart ^a   Henkens, Ivo R ^a   Swenne, Cees A ^a   Oosterhof, Thomas ^b   Draisma, Harmen H M ^b   Maan, Arie C ^b   Hazekamp, Mark G ^a   de Roos, Albert ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   van der Wall, Ernst E ^a   Vliegen, Hubert W ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pulmonary valve replacement; Repolarization; Tetralogy of Fallot; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; QRS COMPLEX; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; T WAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749145128     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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