Can Randomized Clinical Trials Impact the Surgical Approach for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 445-456

  Tabbutt, Sarah ^a   Goldberg, Caren ^b   Ohye, Richard G ^b   Morell, Victor O ^c   Hanley, Frank L ^d   Lamberti, John J ^e   Jacobs, Marshall L ^f   Jacobs, Jeffery P ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Division of Pediatric Heart Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital heart surgery; hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Norwood procedure; randomized clinical trials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992818943     PISSN: 21501351     EISSN: 21500136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150135111406942     Document Type: Article

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