Transcatheter recanalization of acutely occluded modified systemic to pulmonary artery shunts in infancy

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-186

  Sreeram, N ^a   Emmel, M ^a   Ben Mime, L ^a   Brockmeier, K ^a   Bennink, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortopulmonary shunt; Catheterization; Recanalization

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; PROSTAGLANDIN E;

AORTOPULMONARY SHUNT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BALLOON DILATATION; BLALOCK TAUSSIG SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; GUIDE WIRE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; RECANALIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA, THORACIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PULMONARY ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44049100785     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0614-9     Document Type: Article

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