The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 137-143 , July 2010

Chronologic changes in P-wave characteristics after the Fontan procedure: The effect of surgical modification

Read at the Eighty-ninth Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Boston, Mass, May 9–13, 2009.

  • Masahiro Koh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
    • Cardiac Division, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Masahiro Koh, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
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  • Hideki Uemura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
    • Cardiac Division, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Akiko Kada, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Research and Development, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
    • ,
  • Koji Kagisaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
    • ,
  • Ikuo Hagino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshikatsu Yagihara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan

Received 3 May 2009 ,Revised 12 January 2010 ,Accepted 13 March 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00309-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.03.014

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 137-143 , July 2010

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