Replacement of valved right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduits: An observational study with focus on right ventricular geometry

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-175

  Loukanov, Tsvetomir ^a   Sebening, Christian ^a   Springer, Wolfgang ^a   Khalil, Markus ^a   Ulmer, Herbert E ^a   Hagl, Siegfried ^a   Karck, Matthias ^a   Gorenflo, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dysfunction; Homografts; Reoperation; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; RANK SUM TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT VENTRICLE TO PULMONARY ARTERY CONDUIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PATIENT SELECTION; PULMONARY ARTERY; REOPERATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 44049102018     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0599-4     Document Type: Article

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