Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 165-172 , January 2000

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: Successful surgical strategy without assist devices

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☆ Address reprint requests to Carl L. Backer, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, m/c 22, Chicago, IL 60614.

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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 165-172 , January 2000

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