Coronary artery stenosis in asymptomatic child after arterial switch operation: Detection by transthoracic colour-flow doppler echocardiography

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 376-378

  Aburawi, Elhadi Hussein ^a   Carlsson, Marcus ^a   Berg, Ansgar ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arterial switch operation; Coronary flow reserve; Coronary ostial stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL SWITCH OPERATION; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CORONARY STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STENTS; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS;

EID: 41949115216     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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