Transplantation for the "failed" Fontan

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-29

  Davies, R R ^a   Chen, J M ^a   Quaegebeur, J M ^a   Mosca, R M ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Early postoperative failure; Fontan failure; Single ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

BRONCHITIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CROUPOUS BRONCHITIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POSTCARDIOTOMY SHOCK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; PULMONARY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; PULMONARY SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS; RETRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW; SHOCK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149137732     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2008.10.002     Document Type: Review

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