12th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Memorial Lecture in Cardiovascular Surgery: Fontan conversion - The Chicago experience

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 169-176

  Backer, Carl L ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmia surgery; cavopulmonary connection; congenital heart disease; Cox maze III; Fontan procedure; Functionally univentricular heart

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DISEASE DURATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA; UNITED STATES;

CHICAGO; CHILD; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS;

EID: 83755229179     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951111001764     Document Type: Article

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