Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Support for Functional Single Ventricle

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-193

  Kirklin, James K ^a   Pearce, F Bennett ^b   Dabal, Robert J ^a   Carlo, Wally ^a   McGiffin, David C ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac transplantation; mechanical circulatory support; single ventricle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990380992     PISSN: 21501351     EISSN: 21500136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150135111435342     Document Type: Article

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