Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 3-10 , 2006

Physiopathology of Right Ventricular Failure

  • Andrew N. Redington

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Andrew N. Redington, MD, FRCPC (UK) & (C), Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1X8, Canada.

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doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2006.02.005

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 3-10 , 2006

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