Late Arrhythmias Following Fontan Surgery

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-200

  Deal, Barbara J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult congenital heart disease; arrhythmia; CHD; Fontan; univentricular heart

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990375030     PISSN: 21501351     EISSN: 21500136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150135111436314     Document Type: Article

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