Use of height and a novel echocardiographic measurement to improve size-matching for pediatric heart transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 896-902

  Zuckerman, Warren A ^a   Richmond, Marc E ^a   Singh, Rakesh K ^a   Chen, Jonathan M ^a   Addonizio, Linda J ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

donor pool; echocardiography; heart transplantation; pediatrics; size matching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SIZE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEFT VENTRICULAR END DIASTOLIC DIAMETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863325692     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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