Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death in adults after a Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1873-1879

  Schwerzmann, Markus ^a   Salehian, Omid ^b   Harris, Louise ^c   Siu, Samuel C ^d   Williams, William G ^c   Webb, Gary D ^e   Colman, Jack M ^c   Redington, Andrew ^c   Silversides, Candice K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Survival; Tachyarrhythmias; Transposition of great vessels

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSTARD OPERATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68749100862     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp179     Document Type: Article

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