The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 6 , Pages 1542-1548 , December 2005

The roles of chronic pressure and volume overload states in induction of arrhythmias: An animal model of physiologic sequelae after repair of tetralogy of Fallot

  • Ilana Zeltser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology at Children's Medical Center at Dallas and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Ilana Zeltser, MD, Children's Medical Center at Dallas, The University of Texas Southwestern, 1935 Motor St, Dallas, TX 75235
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  • J. William Gaynor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
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  • Matus Petko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
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  • Richard J. Myung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
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  • Mariusz Birbach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
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  • Robert Waibel

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
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  • Richard F. Ittenbach, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistic and Data Management Core,
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  • Ronn E. Tanel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Victoria L. Vetter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Larry A. Rhodes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa

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 This study was supported in part by a postdoctoral research fellowship award (I.Z.) from the American Heart Association (award ID no. 0325738U). Additional support for this project was provided through the Daniel M. Tabas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery (J.W.G.).

PII: S0022-5223(05)01405-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.08.034

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 6 , Pages 1542-1548 , December 2005

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