Ventricular interaction in children after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: A longitudinal echocardiographic study

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 641-646

  Zervan, Katarina ^a   Male, Christoph ^a   Benesch, Thomas ^a   Salzer Muhar, Ulrike ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Longitudinal course; Pulmonary regurgitation; Tetralogy of Fallot; Ventricular interaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DIAMETER; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67650863132     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep025     Document Type: Article

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