Occurrence and pattern of congenital heart diseases in a rural area of sub-Saharan Africa

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 63-66

  Tantchou Tchoumi, J C ^a   Butera, G ^b   Giamberti, A ^b   Ambassa, J C ^a   Sadeu, J C ^c  

^a Cardiac Centre   (Cameroon)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Congenital heart diseases; Sub Saharan Africa; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART MURMUR; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DOUBLE OUTLET; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; RURAL AREA; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA;

EID: 79955851520     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2010-046     Document Type: Article

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