Late reoperations for Fontan patients: state of the art invited review

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1034-1040

  Mavroudis, Constantine ^a   Backer, Carl Lewis ^a   Deal, Barbara J ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Congenital heart surgery; Fontan; Single ventricle

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CANNULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REOPERATION; REVIEW; STERNOTOMY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRICUSPID VALVE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REOPERATION; STERNUM; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949134476     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.04.024     Document Type: Review

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