The influence of pulmonary regurgitation on regional right ventricular function in children after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-345

  Eyskens, Benedicte ^a   Brown, Stephen C ^b   Claus, Piet ^a   Dymarkowski, Steven ^a   Gewillig, Marc ^a   Bogaert, Jan ^a   Mertens, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Doppler; Pulmonary regurgitation; Regional function; Tetralogy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 77951997217     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep209     Document Type: Article

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