Fontan operation

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-141

  Kanakis, Meletios A ^a,d   Petropoulos, Andreas C ^b   Mitropoulos, Fotios A ^c  

^a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^b ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER   (Greece)

^c ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Complications; Fontan circulation; Fontan operation; Total cavopulmonary connection

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID ATRESIA;

EID: 65949109043     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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