Intra/extracardiac fenestrated modification leads to lower incidence of arrhythmias after the Fontan operation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 678-682

  Sinha, Pranava ^a   Zurakowski, David ^b   He, Dingchao ^a   Yerebakan, Can ^a   Freedenberg, Vicki ^a   Moak, Jeffrey P ^a   Jonas, Richard A ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTRACARDIAC CONDUIT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTRA EXTRACARDIAC CONDUIT WITH LIMITED ATRIOTOMY; LATERAL TUNNEL FONTAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873989591     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.080     Document Type: Article

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