Effects of transcatheter closure of fontan fenestration on exercise tolerance

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 585-588

  Momenah, Tarek S ^a   Eltayb, Haifa ^a   Oakley, Reida El ^a   Qethamy, Howeida Al ^a   Faraidi, Yahya Al ^a  

^a PRINCE SULTAN CARDIAC CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Fenestration closure; Fontan procedure; Transcatheter closure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILD; DEVICE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FENESTRATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CHILD; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HUMANS;

EID: 43549120035     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9154-3     Document Type: Article

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