Comparison of standard and bicaval approach in orthotopic heart transplantation: 10-Year follow-up

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-497

  Grande, Antonino M ^a,b   Gaeta, Roberto ^a   Campana, Carlo ^b   Klersy, Catherine ^b   Riva, Laura ^a   D'Armini, Andrea M ^a   Viganò, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Bicaval; Heart transplantation; Standard; Valvular regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PACEMAKER; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 42049112997     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282f19365     Document Type: Article

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