Stenting of the right ventricular outflow tract in the symptomatic infant with tetralogy of Fallot

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-147

  Dohlen, G ^a   Chaturvedi, R R ^a   Benson, L N ^a   Ozawa, A ^a   Van Arsdell, G S ^a   Fruitman, D S ^a   Lee, K J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE; SCORING SYSTEM; STENT;

COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; STENTS; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 61449249192     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.135723     Document Type: Article

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