International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 141-146 , 20 August 2010

Mechanisms for cardiac output augmentation in patients with a systemic right ventricle

  • Michiel M. Winter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Mart N. van der Plas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Berto J. Bouma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Maarten Groenink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Paul Bresser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Barbara J.M. Mulder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht. The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Academic Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, B2-240, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 20 566 2193; fax: + 31 20 697 1385.

Received 5 November 2008 ,Revised 13 January 2009 ,Accepted 29 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.065

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 141-146 , 20 August 2010

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