Current strategy of repair of tetralogy of Fallot in children and adults: Emphasis on a new technique to create a monocusp-patch for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 592-599

  He, Guo Wei ^a,b,c,d  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEDA INTERNATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PULMONARY VALVULOPLASTY; STENOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149118728     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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