The echocardiographic appearance of a partially disrupted ventricular septal defect repair: A case report
β Scribed by Robert L. Wilson; Michael S. Shaub; Guillermo Young
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 416 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Case report detailing the echocardiographic appearance of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a patient with a partially disrupted ventricular septal defect patch. After surgery, the echocardiogram revealed a normalβappearing left outflow tract.
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