Evaluation of regional myocardial function by Doppler tissue imaging in univentricular heart after successful Fontan repair

Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 702-708

  Bassareo, Pier Paolo ^a   Tumbarello, Roberto ^b   Piras, Alessandra ^a   Mercuro, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fontan circulation; ultrasounds; ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954554542     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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