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2/26/2010
2/25/2010
Systemic Veins in the thorax & Thoracic duct
Pericardial reflections
Pulmonary vein stenosis
Surgery: Sutureless repair of Pulmonary vein stenosis:
(Lacour-Gayet F, et al. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1996;89:633-36)
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(Lacour-Gayet F, et al. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1996;89:633-36)
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Modification to Sutureless Repair of Pulmonary vein stenosis (Toronto group):
(Figure from Najm HK, et al. JTCVS 1998;115:468-70
Follow this link for pericardial reflections
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Additional papers:
Seale AN, et al. Heart 2009;95:1944-9. Pulmonary vein stenosis: the UK, Ireland and Sweden collaborative study. Insightful epidemiologic article about this rare disease.
2/19/2010
AHA Scientific Statement - Torsades in Hospital Setting
Feb 2010
Click below to view/get the article from AHA webpage
2/15/2010
Social Issues: Information resources for Families
www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org
(Service by Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation)
(Service provided by California HEARTconnection, an all-volunteer, nonprofit support network)
Will add more such websites in future.
2/05/2010
ICU - Postop. chest pain
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