Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 75-82 , 2006

Mechanical Cardiac Support in the Young. Short-Term Support: ECMO

Presented in part at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery/Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Disease Symposium, San Francisco, CA, April 10, 2005.

  • Brian W. Duncan

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Brian W. Duncan, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery/M41, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195

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PII: S1092-9126(06)00003-2

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2006.02.002

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 75-82 , 2006

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