Left ventricular false tendons: Echocardiographic, morphologic, and histopathologic studies and review of the literature

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 279-286

  Philip, Saji ^a,b,c,d   Cherian, Kottureth Mammen ^a,b   Wu, Mei Hwan ^d   Lue, Hung Chi ^d  

^a Division of Pediatric Cardiology   (India)

^b Dr KM Cherian Heart Foundation   (India)

^c ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE TAIWAN   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

echocardiography; histopathology; human and piglet; left ventricular false tendons; morphology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FALSE TENDON; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PIGLET; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWINE;

EID: 80055080505     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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