Restrictive enlargement of the pulmonary annulus at surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: 10-year experience with a uniform surgical strategy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1041-1045

  Voges, Inga ^a   Fischer, Gunther ^a   Scheewe, Jens ^a   Schumacher, Michael ^a   Babu Narayan, Sonya V ^b   Jung, Olaf ^a   Kramer, Hans Heiner ^a   Uebing, Anselm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pulmonary annulus diameter; Pulmonary regurgitation; Surgical repair; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; REOPERATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 54949135706     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.07.048     Document Type: Article

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