Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 29-34 , 2006

Surgical Management of Right Ventricular Dysfunction Late After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot: Right Ventricular Remodeling Surgery

  • Pedro J. del Nido

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Pedro J. del Nido, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bader 279, Children’s Hospital – Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115

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 Supported in part by grant no. HL 074734 (PI, T. Geva) from NHLBI.

PII: S1092-9126(06)00009-3

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2006.02.007

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 29-34 , 2006

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