Paediatric follow-up of haemodynamically insignificant congenital cardiac lesions

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1082-1085

  Smith, Benjamin G ^a   Qureshi, Shakeel A ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atrial septal defect; patent ductus arteriosus; patent foramen ovale; pulmonary valve stenosis; ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART SIZE; HEART SOUND; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMODYNAMICALLY INSIGNIFICANT CONGENITAL CARDIAC LESION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84870898020     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02467.x     Document Type: Article

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