Reduction of a previous atrial septostomy in a patient with end-stage pulmonary hypertension by a manually fenestrated device

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 264.e9-264.e11

  Baglini, Roberto ^a   Scardulla, Cesare ^a  

^a MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balloon atrial septostomy; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON ATRIAL SEPTOSTOMY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957748588     PISSN: 15538389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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