Improving surgical outcome following the norwood procedure

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 369-372

  Algra, S O ^a   Breur, J M P J ^a   Evens, F C M ^a   de Roo, F ^a   Schoof, P H ^a   Haas, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

BLALOCK TAUSSIG SHUNT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORWOOD PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RIGHT VENTRICLE TO PULMONARY ARTERY CONDUIT; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 80053357734     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0171-8     Document Type: Review

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