Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 165-169 , February 2009

Effects of Balloon Valvuloplasty on Coronary Blood Flow in Neonates With Critical Pulmonary Valve Stenosis Assessed With Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography

  • Elhadi H. Aburawi, MD, PhD, FRCPCH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Elhadi H. Aburawi, MD, PhD, FRCPCH, Lund University Hospital, Getingevägen, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden
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  • Ansgar Berg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Section for Pediatrics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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  • Erkki Pesonen, MD, PhD, FAAC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

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 This study was supported financially by Lund University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine of Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

PII: S0894-7317(08)00657-3

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.10.021

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 165-169 , February 2009

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