Atrioventricular block: A serious complication in and after transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 368-371

  Zhou, Tao ^a   Shen, Xiang Qian ^a   Zhou, Sheng Hua ^a   Fang, Zhen Fei ^a   Hu, Xin Qun ^a   Zhao, Yan Shu ^a   Qi, Shu Shan ^a   Zhou, Zheng ^b   Li, Jiang ^c   Lv, Xiao Lin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yongzhou Vocational Technical College   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Catheterization; Complication; Ventricutar septal defect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CHILD; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT ANTERIOR BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 50249086232     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20243     Document Type: Article

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