Closure of atrial septal defects in children: Surgery versus Amplatzer® device implantation

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 220-223

  Bialkowski, Jacek ^a   Karwot, Blandyna ^a   Szkutnik, Malgorzata ^a   Banaszak, Pawel ^a   Kusa, Jacek ^a   Skalski, Janusz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Echocardiography; Heart catheterization; Heart septal defects, atrial therapy surgery; Human; Postoperative complications; Prostheses and implants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILD; DEVICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444225334     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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