Beneficial effects of residual right ventricular outflow tract obstruction on right ventricular volume and function in patients after repair of tetralogy of fallot

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 424-430

  Latus, Heiner ^a   Gummel, Kerstin ^a   Rupp, Stefan ^a   Valeske, Klaus ^a   Akintuerk, Hakan ^a   Jux, Christian ^a   Bauer, Juergen ^a   Schranz, Dietmar ^a   Apitz, Christian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital heart surgery; Pulmonary regurgitation; Pulmonary stenosis; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIAC VOLUME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84879500898     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0476-4     Document Type: Article

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