Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , 2007

Potential Implications of the Helical Heart in Congenital Heart Defects

  • Antonio F. Corno

      Affiliations

    • Alder Hey Royal Children Hospital, Liverpool, England.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Antonio F. Corno, MD, FRCS, FACC, FETCS, Alder Hey Royal Children Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP, England, UK
    • ,
  • Mladen J. Kocica

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Belgrade, Serbia.

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PII: S1092-9126(07)00002-6

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2007.01.001

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , 2007

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