Abnormalities in liver function and coagulation profile following the Fontan procedure
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Abnormalities in liver function and coagulation profile following the Fontan procedure.
OBJECTIVE To investigate liver function and coagulation disorders in patients with a Fontan circulation at different time intervals after surgery. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of clinical data and cross sectional study relating liver function and coagulation profile to time since surgery, in 28 surviving patients after the modified Fontan procedure. PATIENTS 20 patients (71%) with atriopul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.1.40