The somatic growth of autologous vessels in venous pathway after extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 454-458

  Iwaki, Hideyuki ^a,c   Masuda, Munetaka ^b   Shiokawa, Yuichi ^a   Imoto, Yutaka ^a   Nakano, Toshihide ^a   Sonoda, Hiromichi ^a   Shiose, Akira ^a   Kado, Hideaki ^a  

^a FUKUOKA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY ARTERY; STENOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TIME FACTORS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 50049118802     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00584.x     Document Type: Article

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