Is alternative cardiac surgery an option in adults with congenital heart disease referred for thoracic organ transplantation?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 344-351

  Harper, Andrew Robert ^a   Crossland, David Steven ^a   Perri, Gianluigi ^a   O'sullivan, John Jude ^a   Chaudhari, Milind Pralhad ^a   Schueler, Stephan ^a   Griselli, Massimo ^a   Hasan, Asif ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult congenital heart disease; Cardiac surgery; Transplantation; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; FEMALE; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872693651     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs240     Document Type: Article

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