Thrombosis of an extracardiac Fontan tunnel: Combined treatment of thrombolysis and stenting

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 917-919

  Rauch, Ralf ^a   Sieverding, Ludger ^a   Hofbeck, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fontan; Stent; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON;

ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTOPULMONARY SHUNT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CYANOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; REOPERATION; STENT; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

BALLOON DILATATION; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STENTS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73249127840     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22094     Document Type: Article

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