The fate of the aortic root after early repair of tetralogy of Fallot

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1254-1258

  François, Katrien ^a   Zaqout, Mahmoud ^a   Bové, Thierry ^a   Vandekerckhove, Kristof ^a   De Groote, Katya ^a   Panzer, Joseph ^a   De Wilde, Hans ^a   De Wolf, Daniel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Congenital cyanotic; Great vessels; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

AORTA ROOT; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; VASODILATATION;

AGE FACTORS; AORTA; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; BODY SURFACE AREA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 77952581156     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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